Statistics for Cryptic Hint & Word Scramble - U.S. States

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  • The average score is 13 of 15

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Vague hintU.S. StateExplanation of the vague hint% Correct
The irregUlar HexAgon
UtahUtah has the shape of a concave irregular hexagon.
99%
salaD, famIne, cHip And vOdkaIdahoIdaho is also called 'The Potato State'. All four of these terms are related to potatoes.
98%
with unMistakable vaNity mufAsa shakes hIs headdrEssMaineMufasa is a lion in the movie 'The Lion King'. The headdress of a lion is called mane of that ilk homophone of Maine.
96%
do you Know whAt the biggeSt thing is thAt russiA ever soLd?AlaskaIn 1867 for $7.2 million Russia sold Alaska to the U.S.
95%
can't Get enOugh of this essEntial heRb in italiaN first cOursesOregonOregano is a very common herb in Italian cousine and sounds a little like Oregon.
92%
Gori, 1878 iOseb besarIonis dzE juGhashvili wAs boRnGeorgiaIn Gori, a city in Georgia (the Asian nation) Joseph Stalin née Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili was born.
91%
singulAr inhabItant of A subcoNtinent + wroNg inDefinite artIcle thereofIndianaIndia is a subcontinent, the singular demonym of India is Indian, which needs the indefinite article 'an', not 'a'. 'Indian' and 'a' however make Indiana.
90%
havinG wItnessed femIcides and seveRal diVorces, anyoNe would stAy sIngleVirginiaVirginia is most likely named for Elizabeth I, who never married. Her father Henry VIII however married six times, murdered two of his wives, founded a church, so he could get divorced, etc. In essence, as his child one would have had a hard time not getting traumatised.
90%
no triplE crown This Year: 80-1 wiNner riCh striKe will not rUn in preaKnessKentuckyRich Strike is a thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kentucky Derby against 80-1 odds. The Triple Crown is achieved, when the same horse wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Since Rich Strike didn't enter the second one, but won the first, a Triple Crown is impossible.
88%
fRom the Spelling Alone one cAnnot Know how thAt iS pronouNcedArkansasIt would seem that Arkansas is pronounced R-Kansas, when actually it is pronounced R-Ken-saw.
86%
Its twO largeSt citIes Seem to be rUnning away froM heReMissouriKansas City, Missouri and St. Louis are the two largest cities in Missouri and both lie on the border.
85%
arEtha, Tina, milEy, juStin aNd iN a diffErent sEnse elviS
TennesseeAretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake were born in Tennessee and Elvis Presley died there.
83%
jAzz, voOdoo, pelIcaN, creoLe, parIsheS, cAjUn
LouisianaJazz and Voodoo originated in Louisiana, Creole and Cajun are ethnicities of Louisiana, a pelican is on Louisiana's flag and Louisiana is divided into parishes, unlike other states.
78%
yOu wAnt tO fry soMe islAnd-sized vegetabLes? looK no furtHer!OklahomaOklahoma is shaped like a pan, just right for frying huge vegetables.
73%
isLamic stewArd + lAyeR in FroNt Of the irIs (mInus the 'C')CaliforniaAn Islamic steward is called Caliph and the layer in front of the iris is the cornea, of which we subtract the 'c' and are left with 'caliphornea'.
69%

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