There are 13 states that come up with 11 words that could be used in the scrabble game. There would be more if acronyms and proper names were allowed.
Alabama - AMA (Japanese oyster diver--it is an adopted English word like Tsunami, origami and umami [5th sense of taste])
Alaska - SKA (Type of Jamaican Music. Not a proper name. It's a name of a musical genre like Jazz, Reggae, Swing, etc)
Connecticut - CUT
Colorado - ADO (Fuss. Much ado about nothing)
Delaware - ARE
Maryland - AND
Nevada - ADA (Name of a computer language. Could be considered proper name, but it falls in the same language category as "Basic" or "Fortran". The language was named after a mathematician. Lots of things are named after people but are standard nouns, like Sandwich - named after the Earl of Sandwich)
Nebraska - SKA
New Hampshire - IRE (Wrath, anger)
Rhode Island - AND
Tennessee - SEE
Washington - TON
Wisconsin - SIN
And US Territories
American Samoa - MOA (Flightless bird in New Zealand)
last name
Here's a start...There are 701 people with the last name Juliano in New Jersey according to the White Pages.
There were approximately 43,000 gun-related deaths in the United States last year, which includes homicides, suicides, and unintentional shootings.
There are approximately 17,000 individuals with the last name Foley in the United States.
The Western United States, specifically states like California, Oregon, and Washington, were among the last regions to be settled by large numbers of people due to their distance from the eastern population centers and challenging terrain. These areas saw significant growth during the mid-1800s with the California Gold Rush and the expansion of the railroad network.
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The last three letters of the following states can be used to form a three letter word:Alaska - askConnecticut - cutDelaware - areKansas - assMaryland - andMichigan - nagNebraska - askNew Hampshire - ireNew Jersey - yesRhode Island - andTennessee - seeUtah - hatVermont - not - tonWashington - not - tonWisconsin - sinWyoming - gin
Maryland New Hampshire Rhode Island Delaware
DelawareMarylandRhode IslandNew Hampshire
Ibis
Jack Spratt is a fictional character whose first name has four letters beginning with J and whose last name has six letters ending in T. He is the main character of a nursery rhyme.
Charlton Heston
Ermine
Washington Rhode Island Wisconsin Delaware New Hampshire Tennessee Maryland
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, New York, Maryland
Mohawk
Betty Grable.