Matching Cells Across Columns and then Sorting

[ExitToDOS]

Hello.

I have a worksheet on which data is listed in three columns: A, B and C. The data in each column is unique, in that a value will only appear once in that column. However, that value may also appear in one or both of the other columns.

If possible, I would like to sort the worksheet so that the rows which match across all three columns appear at the top, followed by rows which match across two of the three columns, and lastly, with the unique rows appearing at the bottom.

Here is an example of the unsorted list:

Col A | Col B | Col C
Green | Blue | Yellow
Blue | Yellow | Green
Yellow | Green | Blue
Red | Purple | White
White | Red | Brown
Orange | Magenta
Pink
Gray

And here is an example of the sorted list:

Col A | Col B | Col C
Blue | Blue | Blue
Green | Green | Green
Yellow | Yellow | Yellow
Red | Red
White | White
Orange | Purple | Brown
Pink | Magenta
Gray

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[BruceyBonu$]

Col D
=IF(AND(A1=B1,B1=C1),"1",IF(OR(A1=B1,B1=C1,A1=C1),"2",3))
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