The term IT BREAKS THE 'I BEFORE E' RULE can be solved by the word ALPHABET, which is an 8 letter word. The phrase 'I before E' is a common English language mnemonic used to remember the order of the letters 'I' and 'E' in words. This rule states that the letter 'I' should always come before the letter 'E' when they appear together in a word, except after the letter 'C'. The word ALPHABET breaks this rule, as it contains the letters 'E' and 'I' in the reverse order.