What is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?
Q
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The letter Q is the only letter in the English alphabet that doesn't appear in the name of any of the 50 U.S. states. Every other letter — including X (Texas, New Mexico), Z (Arizona), and J (New Jersey) — shows up at least once.
This answer is checked against Wikipedia — List of U.S. states.
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Q - correct answer.
- X - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Z - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- J - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Q is the one to remember. The letter Q is the only letter in the English alphabet that doesn't appear in the name of any of the 50 U.S. The most common starting letter for U.S.
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Sources: Wikipedia — List of U.S. states