What letter isn't in the 50 states?

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 Z in any of the 50 states?

But Q isn't the only rare letter in our state names here in the U.S. The letter Z appears only in the name of one state (Arizona) and X in just two (Texas and New Mexico). P is also fairly rare among the 50, as it appears in only three state names — Pennsylvania, Mississippi and New Hampshire.
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What letter is not used in US states?

Letter Q is the only letter not used in the US state names. The answer is "Q".
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What state is Z in?

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.
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What state has the letter Q in it?

Now take a guess: what's the one letter of the alphabet that doesn't show up in any of their names? 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.
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What Letter Is Not In Any Of The Fifty US State Names?



What states start with P?

There is only one state that I know begins with the capital letter P and that is Pennsylvania.
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What states start with K?

K
  • Kansas.
  • Kentucky.
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Is state beginning with 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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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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How many US states start with W?

In this context, a state refers to a political entity that constitutes the United States of America. Of the 50 states, only four of them have names beginning with the letter “W.” These states are Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the state of Wyoming.
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What country begins with P?

P
  • Pakistan.
  • Palau.
  • Panama.
  • Papal States*
  • Papua New Guinea.
  • Paraguay.
  • Peru.
  • Philippines.
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What states start with an A?

A total of 50 states make up the country of the United States of America, four of which have names which start with the letter A. These four states, which include Arizona, Alaska, Arkansas, and Alabama, are situated in different parts of the country.
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Is there a country starting with Q?

Other rare letters include Q and Z; no countries but Zambia and Zimbabwe begin with the letter Z, while Qatar is the lone country that starts with Q.
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What is the shortest state name?

Which three states have the shortest names? (Ohio, Iowa and Utah) If you could visit Disneyland in California or Disneyworld in Florida, which one would you choose? Why?
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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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What is the only US state that starts with the letter P?

The only other letter with fewer than five appearances might surprise you: P! It's only in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Mississippi (the latter's double-P bumps it up to four appearances, even though it's only in three state names).
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What is the longest spelled State?

November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Which of the United States has the longest name? Answer: Rhode Island – more precisely the “State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations”, which is the longest official name of any state in the United States – and for what happens to be the smallest state (by area).
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What is the longest name?

The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (b. 4 August 1914, Germany) who passed away on 24 October 1997, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, as verified on 1 January 2021.
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What state has the longest spelling?

Move over, RI: Massachusetts has the longest official state name now - The Boston Globe.
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Is there a country beginning with Y?

There is only one country that begins with the letter Y: Yemen.
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