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Word Puzzles - U.S. States
Solve the puzzles to guess the names of these U.S. states.
Example: Married miss + toddler cup = Missus + Sippy = Mississippi
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| First submitted | November 21, 2013 |
| Times taken | 38,937 |
| Average score | 60.0% |
| Rating | 3.69 |
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cpgatbyu
+1
Level 85
Nov 22, 2013
It's "Delaware".
buck1017
+1
Level 77
Nov 22, 2013
Fixed
kalbahamut
+16
Level 82
Jan 26, 2014
I think the biggest stretch here was Zeus' wife. You pronounce Hera as "Ari?" or something even close? You could say "air", or "arid" without the "d" which is what the name actually comes from. Anyway, good quiz.
buck1017
+6
Level 77
Jan 27, 2014
Not all sounds are exact. I got the quiz idea from a game called Mad Gabs (Not to be confused with Mad Libs). Some of these, as in the game, are stretches; however, I pronounce Arizona as air-a-zone-a. I believe that Hera and air-a are similar in sound enough to be used.
MrEdgar
+4
Level 43
Jan 1, 2015
You could substitute "Era" (like the time period) for "Hera" and that could maybe make it easier.
Yankee
+3
Level 51
Jul 10, 2017
I thought it was pretty clever. Sounds like Herazona. Worked for me. I think it would have been a lot harder if we were supposed to guess Aridzona.
ecp
+4
Level 43
Apr 3, 2014
Actually the "arid zone" theory for Arizona's name is just the most popularly retold one, but honestly one of the least likely. I prefer the theory that it comes from a local O'odham place-name "ali sonak", and most serious etymologies favor that one. But I agree, turning "Hera" into "Ari" is a stretch. How about make the hint be "Aphrodite's lover" and it becomes "Ares + zone + a".
Loka1960
+3
Level 36
Jan 26, 2014
How does "ouri" mean "run hastily"? Am I missing something?
Loka1960
+1
Level 36
Jan 26, 2014
Never mind, I see where you show how the words are put together.
roleybob
+2
Level 75
Mar 31, 2016
I don't...
Yankee
+2
Level 51
Jul 10, 2017
"Ouri" sounds like hurry. Miss hurry. Doesn't work if you pronounce it "Missourah."
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Dec 17, 2018
Miss Hurry loves company.
lush
+2
Level 34
Jan 26, 2014
i can't believe i missed indiana. i've been calling it indie-ana forever
sillie
+1
Level 77
May 26, 2014
Only missed the chaste one and had a good facepalm over it. Nice quiz!
Pimbard6
+2
Level 67
Apr 23, 2015
Great quiz! The last answer I filled in was "Japanese greeting." You could include "American greeting = Hawaii" (How are ya?) :)
grantdon
+1
Level 73
Apr 22, 2016
*apparel* and think you meant Ms. Paquin
Devvik2
+1
Level 70
Apr 24, 2016
Federer's game LOL!!!!!
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Nov 12, 2016
Good idea for a quiz, but I found the capitalisation really confusing and inconsistent. E.g. "To Don Apparel" made me think don was a name, while "female deer" was not capitalised at all O.o
Hominka
+3
Level 80
Oct 16, 2017
I guatemala.
PantsLobbyist
+1
Level 95
Dec 8, 2017
This was fun, was totally stuck on Trumpeter Armstrong + Z + Miss. Karenina for a while because pronouncing Z as "Zee" didn't occur to me. It still gives me a dirty feeling...
buck1017
+1
Level 77
Dec 8, 2017
Oh man...I never considered that that is pronounced Zed north of the border. Now I have to come up with another clue. Dangit.
Zalias
+4
Level 36
Dec 19, 2017
And yet you're adamant about the Hera thing.
AbiA
+1
Level 83
Feb 18, 2023
Spanish for yes close enough?
JRHurley
+1
Level 29
Dec 20, 2017
Great quiz! :)
Insaniot
+1
Level 59
Feb 15, 2018
ziuq nuF
Hamburgler
+1
Level 47
Mar 14, 2018
Dang I'm really bad at these but yet I still really like them. Make more please
emoney9
+2
Level 75
Jun 14, 2018
I don't understand the Japanese greeting one
kogatora
+1
Level 93
Jul 26, 2018
ohayou! means good morning and sounds exactly like the state in the US
BricolageOfBrie
+1
Level 28
Aug 9, 2018
Just pointing out that the "Zeus's wife" hint leads quite naturally to the answer "Iowa" as well. Outside of the "zone" part of the hint that answer fits quite well. (Io was a mistress to Zeus, Iowa also ends in 'a')
buck1017
+2
Level 77
Aug 9, 2018
Just pointing out that "wife" and "mistress" are two very different things. I'll test that theory however, and start introducing my wife as my mistress and see how that goes :-)
loganite
+4
Level 88
Nov 4, 2018
Better yet, introduce your mistress TO your wife and see how THAT goes!
tbd123
+1
Level 47
Apr 26, 2019
To be extremely picky (what else is Jetpunk for?), "Karenina" was Anna's married name, so it should be "Mrs". Her daughter "Annie" was by her lover Count Vronksy and wasn't called Karenina.
Foxae
+1
Level 69
Sep 4, 2020
Biblical no-no, I love it
stylus
+1
Level 76
Sep 10, 2023
i love that 'sick badger' could lead to Illinois (to badger someone = to annoy them), but 'sick badger' could lead to Massachusetts (mass atchoo setts)
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 88
Dec 3, 2023
Some of these really require the local accent to make sense - to someone from the UK both Arizona and Missouri were particularly elusive.
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