What letter is not in the 50 states?

Got your guess? Well, my trivia-savvy friends, the answer is...Q. That's right—50 different names, and not one of them contains the letter Q. Every other letter of our alphabet shows up at least once (well, unless you count these 6 letters that dropped out of our alphabet.)
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Is there a state with the letter Q?

The letter that doesn't appear in any state name is Q!
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What is the only letter not in a US state?

Letter Q is the only letter not used in the US state names.
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Is J in any state name?

If you guessed J or Z, though, you were close—and probably don't live in New Jersey or Arizona, since those are the only states that contain J and Z, respectively. There are couple of other rare letters, too, that only show up twice.
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What states start with K?

K
  • Kansas.
  • Kentucky.
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What Letter Is Not In Any Of The Fifty US State Names?



Is there a state beginning with B?

No states except Alabama and Nebraska have a B in their name, and California and Florida are the only state names that contain F. If X was your guess, you were also close—the rare letter makes an appearance in only New Mexico and Texas.
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What 6 letters dropped from the alphabet?

The six that most recently got axed are:
  • Eth (ð) The y in ye actually comes from the letter eth, which slowly merged with y over time. ...
  • Thorn (þ) Thorn is in many ways the counterpart to eth. ...
  • Wynn (ƿ) Wynn was incorporated into our alphabet to represent today's w sound. ...
  • Yogh (ȝ) ...
  • Ash (æ) ...
  • Ethel (œ)
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How many US states contain the letter S?

Just like our last American states quiz, this is another one with 21 answers, the 21 states in America which contain the letter 'S'.
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Does state contain N?

Of the 50 states, only eight of them have names beginning with the letter “N.” These states are Nevada, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (the state), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
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What state has az in its name?

Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912. Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the U.S. and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted.
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What letter is after Z?

The English alphabet : The letter z (Z uppercase) is the last letter, thus nothing comes after z.
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Is there A word with 36 letters?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (36 letters)
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Is there a state that starts with C?

They are California, Colorado and Connecticut.
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Is state beginning with M?

Of the 50 US states, 8 begin with the letter M. Eight of the states which make up the United States have names which start with the letter “M.” These states are, in no particular order, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Missouri, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Minnesota, and Maine.
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Was there a 27th letter in the alphabet?

The 27th Character

The ampersand is a symbol which is considered a corruption of the phrase “per se & and.” It dates back more than 1,500 years. During the early 1,800's it became part of the English alphabet. In fact, whenever children in school recited the alphabet, the ampersand was included.
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How old is the letter J?

I understand that the letter "J" is relatively new — perhaps 400–500 years old.
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What is the 28th letter in the alphabet?

The English Alphabet consists of 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.
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What is the last alphabet?

z. noun. the 26th and last letter of the English alphabet. Z is a consonant.
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How many letter are in a to Z?

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet which range from 'a' to 'z' (with b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, and y in between).
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What is the 47th state?

For both New Mexico and Arizona, the road to statehood was protracted and contentious. However, after much effort, on January 6, 1912 New Mexico became the 47th state and on February 14, 1912 Arizona became the 48th state in the Union.
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What's the 49th state?

1946.
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What city name is in all 50 states?

The name "Springfield" is often thought to be the only community name appearing in each of the 50 states, but at last count it was in only 34 states.
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