Find out what letter is not in any state name Next time you think about us state names, remember the missing letter q Plus, which other letters only barely make the list?
The only letter not in us states. #facts #funny #wow #interestingfacts
A state by any other name
On the other hand, the letter a appears the most frequently in us state names
Louisiana and south carolina are the states with the most vowels in their names Each has six vowels, with all six in a single word in louisiana The states with the shortest names are utah, iowa, and ohio, each with four letters. In summary, the letter q is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in any us state name
This is likely because q is an uncommon letter, and states tended to prefer familiar names derived from people, places, and native american terms when being named. The united states has 50 states, and you might think that among these 50 states, all the letters of the alphabet must be covered Do all the letters appear in the names of the us states No — in fact, there is only one letter that does not occur in any of the names
Can you guess which one?
The one letter that is not in any u.s State name is the letter q. there are 26 letters in the english alphabet, but only 25 of them are used in the names of u.s The letter q does not appear in any state name. So, even without the letter q, the state names still manage to capture the essence and identity of each place
