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U.S. States by First Two Letters in 30 Seconds

Can you type the first 2 letters of each U.S. state in just 30 seconds?
Based on countries by first two letters by scambigol
Quiz by cosmokim
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Last updated: September 3, 2018
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First submittedMay 25, 2016
Times taken980,309
Average score54.0%
Rating4.64
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State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
State
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
State
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
State
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
State
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
+26
Level ∞
May 31, 2016
Got it on my fourth try!
+5
Level 62
Dec 18, 2016
So did I!
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Level 46
Jan 3, 2018
Same!
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Level 50
Dec 3, 2018
1 second left first try.
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Level 64
Oct 28, 2021
2 seconds left 2nd try
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Level 51
Mar 12, 2022
Definitely try mi and ne first
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Level 54
Jan 19, 2023
2nd try 3 seconds left
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Level 77
Aug 14, 2017
Wow, really? Took me seven :(
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Level 23
Aug 2, 2018
10th
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Level 68
Mar 3, 2020
Third
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Level 43
Mar 19, 2021
I got 10th too
+6
Level 27
May 25, 2018
second try
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Level 75
May 16, 2019
0:04 5th try
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Level 23
Jan 5, 2021
same!!!!!!
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Level 40
Feb 18, 2021
3rd
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Level 28
Mar 13, 2023
who cares
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Level 40
May 4, 2023
0th try with a million billion seconds left try harder next time loser
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Level 34
Jun 15, 2023
um
+1
Level 34
Jun 15, 2023
Great quiz! really gives you a challenge!
+4
Level 77
May 31, 2016
Alphabetical order is messed up. You've got Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington out of order.
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Level 64
May 31, 2016
Why not give credit to scambigol?
+3
Level 65
Jun 1, 2016
Ah! Knew I was missing something
+3
Level 75
Jul 7, 2016
thanks to both of you!
+2
Level 68
Jun 1, 2016
Congratulations on being featured again!
+2
Level 65
Jun 1, 2016
Thanks!
+4
Level 90
Jun 1, 2016
Got it on my 2nd try. First tried to go alphabetically by state and put in whenever there was a new pair at the beginning. Much faster to go by states still yellow.
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Level 44
Apr 28, 2017
Of course! You have one of the highest levels on jetpunk!
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Level 64
Jun 6, 2016
New inflation gave me 5 points for answering 47 :)
+3
Level 48
Jul 6, 2016
First try w/ 2 seconds remaining. sweet.
+2
Level 51
Jul 6, 2016
Took me a while, but I got it.
+8
Level 60
Jul 6, 2016
Holy crap that's hard. I kept wanting to type the two-letter postal abbreviations!
+7
Level 77
Jul 6, 2016
Same. Unfortunately the first two letters in Maine are not ME!
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Level 85
Jul 6, 2016
And when you mess up, you can be 5 states along before you realize it. :-(
+2
Level 75
Jul 10, 2016
The 2-letter postal abbreviations quiz is here.
+2
Level 65
Apr 7, 2020
Bad joke, but somebody has to make them.. that quiz might make you go postal ;)
+3
Level 61
Dec 21, 2016
I typed "MO" for Missouri and only realized a full five seconds later that it is not, unfortunately, spelled "Mossouri" :D
+3
Level 72
Jul 6, 2016
Finally remembered to do Hawaii first, and then finished with 0:07 left. Now to take a blood pressure pill...
+2
Level 44
Jul 4, 2018
Lol
+1
Level 68
Jul 8, 2016
FINALLY! 1 second to go, and I did it. Phew! So many tries...
+19
Level 59
Jul 9, 2016
Type in (without spaces) and you'll win easily:

flutter hill open ear ordeal

wives oink avi idiom imo

we make no coca wage

ha oh ok wy

+2
Level 48
Oct 18, 2016
Why is no one commenting on how awesome this is?
+2
Level 42
Dec 8, 2016
FANTASTIC thank you!!! Only way I could do it fast enough haha
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Level 31
Apr 27, 2020
i prefer "wy we wave wipe soil halo idk emo viner horde ohio coal cagemate armi kain flut nook"
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Level 23
Nov 26, 2022
This probably would help, but how the frick do you remember all that??
+3
Level 65
Jul 10, 2016
Everyone: Thank you so much! This is my first quiz with 20,000 takes!
+2
Level 42
Dec 8, 2016
bc it takes so many goes to actually complete it, haha! Great quiz, thanks
+1
Level 44
May 3, 2017
Actually, JetPunk only counts takes from a single user once. It doesn't matter how many times you take the quiz, it only counts your take the first time.
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Level 75
Sep 7, 2018
But you can keep adding points to your score with each try until you reach the maximum of 5 points.
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Level 65
Apr 7, 2020
It only uses your first results for the statistics, but also fot the number of times it is taken?

I just checked countries of the world quiz, and it is taken more than 13 million times, I doubt those were 13 million individual people ;)

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Level 65
Apr 7, 2020
For comparison, name the planets is taken about half a million times. A quiz less likely to be taken over and over. But still one of the most often taken quiz (picked one of the highest ones that didnt lend itself much to (many) retakes)
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Level 53
Feb 17, 2022
Good job. How about all US states by formal (postal) abbreviation?
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Level 41
Jul 29, 2016
holy cow!!! should have started with M
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Level 53
Sep 16, 2016
50/50 with one second left! The trick is to start with the states that start with "ma, no, so, ne, mi" You get rid of a bunch in like 10 seconds.
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Level 43
Sep 21, 2016
A bit hard... I just 29/50 on my first try...
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Level 71
Oct 11, 2016
So I can do this without too much trouble by going through the map, but if I try to go in alphabetical order (by using the song) I'm always missing a few. Curious as to how other people fare comparing the two methods.
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Level 44
Oct 18, 2016
Super hard but fun. Beat it with 5 seconds left.
+1
Level 41
Nov 3, 2016
really quick will need a few attempts before I get this one down to a tee
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Level 67
Nov 30, 2016
100% 1 SECOND LEFT!
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Level 75
Dec 3, 2016
only get 2 wrong omg
+1
Level 75
Dec 3, 2016
finally got it one second left
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Level 18
Mar 11, 2017
One of these states called Maine was named after an actress called Maine Mendoza in the teleserye called "Destined to be yours''.
+1
Level 28
Mar 22, 2017
Didn't get to Hawaii, just stared blankly at the screen, then got it just in time.
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Level 48
Apr 11, 2017
MI is your friend!
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Level 44
Apr 28, 2017
Can you attach a link to scambigol and the countries by first 2 letters quiz?
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Level 72
Jun 14, 2017
Got it on my second try with 2 seconds remaining
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Level 68
Jul 19, 2017
One second remaining on my second try!
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Level 69
Jul 21, 2017
five seconds left. Took me a few tries due to inputting postal abbreviations.
+1
Level 60
Aug 22, 2017
Ah, the two smallest states are guessed the least.
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Level 29
Aug 31, 2017
Infuriating! Sometimes I have 5 seconds left and about as many states, and I just cannot for the life of me remember their names!
+1
Level 39
Aug 31, 2017
Done with 2 seconds to spare, thats about 10 minutes of my life im never getting back
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Level 41
Nov 3, 2017
done with two seconds to spare yay
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Level 41
Nov 3, 2017
six seconds to spare
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Level 48
Nov 17, 2017
I thought I had finally done it. Damnit Hawaii, you're not even a real state.
+1
Level 37
Nov 21, 2017
Your slip is showing, Vortac!
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Level 42
Nov 21, 2017
1 second left
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Level 14
Dec 18, 2017
well half of these are wrong...minnisota is MN not MI and texas is TX and tennesee is TN not TE
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Level 46
Dec 29, 2017
"First two letters"
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Level 67
Jan 24, 2018
lol
+1
Level 67
Feb 2, 2018
You spelled Minnesota wrong smarty
+1
Level 34
Jul 25, 2022
read the quiz...
+1
Level 7
Dec 18, 2017
im from the uk so this was really hard but i wrote everything i needed to type in on a sheet of paper then after a while of fail after fail i finally got it. this was hard.
+1
Level 67
Feb 2, 2018
1 second left WTH
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Level 37
Mar 30, 2018
It's amazing how many people will attempt a quiz without reading the instructions. Now I understand why so many do poorly on standardized tests such as the SATs; it's not because they are not smart, it's because they refuse to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!
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Level 48
Jan 16, 2019
That's why practice tests help
+1
Level 55
Sep 12, 2020
Lol divantilya
+1
Level 4
Apr 27, 2018
Great got them all the first time
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Level 43
Apr 29, 2018
Got them now all with 14 seconds left! :D
+1
Level 18
May 15, 2018
Ugg, I'm not that big on typing, and just can't get more than 41. I'm only 11 though.
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Level 48
May 16, 2018
If you only make 3 guesses you'll get the most bang for your buck with NE, MA, and MI. Good Night, and Good Luck.
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Level 18
May 17, 2018
Thanks.
+1
Level 46
May 17, 2018
first try with 1 second left
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Level 67
Jul 26, 2018
I received 5 points for this quiz and had been only one point away from the next level. Why didn't the points add to my score? I have played this quiz many times, is that why?
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Level 75
Sep 7, 2018
Yes, as stated earlier, no matter how many times you play you can only get a max of five points per quiz. Otherwise some people would find an easy quiz and take it over and over to rack up the points.
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Level 62
Sep 7, 2018
For those of us who are not from the USA, stick on an extra 30 seconds will you? It's like me asking the names of all Scottish councils in 30 seconds.
+1
Level 54
Sep 11, 2021
It's supposed to be a typing challenge more than anything
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Level 23
Feb 9, 2019
0:02, I was so scared when I realised I forgot Hawaii
+1
Level 54
Mar 31, 2019
I cheated by putting all 34 different combinations into Excel first. I got it done in just 23 seconds!!!!
+2
Level 50
May 21, 2019
just do NE and MI you'll get 9 states
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Level 58
May 27, 2019
Everyone out here getting 50 while my deranged UK mind got me 33
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Level 31
Feb 3, 2020
XD

+1

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Level 70
Jul 28, 2019
5 seconds left
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Level 75
Aug 20, 2019
The link for Scambigol's quiz doesn't work
+2
Level ∞
Aug 20, 2019
Fixed, thanks.
+2
Level 87
Dec 11, 2019
Missed 1, stil got 5/5!
+1
Level 16
Jan 4, 2020
I know all my states and this quiz was a breeze for me to ace. Besides, I knew my states when I was in 5th grade and I finally got used to them now. This quiz is a total breeze!
+2
Level 52
Apr 12, 2020
1st try 100%!
+1
Level 14
Apr 12, 2020
I did it in 12 seconds. I think 9 seconds is possible. I'll get there...
+1
Level 37
Jul 16, 2020
Got 100% first try, with 1 second left!! Omg
+1
Level 33
Aug 2, 2020
Got 100% on my 1st try with 8 seconds remaining HOOYA
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Level 45
Sep 8, 2020
got it on my 2nd try 0:03
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Level 78
Jan 1, 2021
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! 🎉🎊🥳 (I'm in China)
+1
Level 55
Jan 1, 2021
you too jack
+1
Level 78
Jan 8, 2021
And you Pandora
+1
Level 37
Jan 1, 2021
50% and I'm Aussie. Happy New Year, even though its already 10:20 am the next day.
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Level 53
Jan 2, 2021
2 seconds left got it on 3rd try
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Level 28
Feb 15, 2021
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Scoring

You scored 28/50 = 56%

This beats or equals 51.2% of test takers

The average score is 28

Your high score is 28

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Level 25
Feb 26, 2021
This one is hard
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Level 69
Apr 2, 2021
5 seconds left 3rd try
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Level 26
Apr 15, 2021
42/50 for a first try is not bad!
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Level 66
May 27, 2021
39, not bad but could be better
+1
Level 32
Jun 19, 2021
47/50, good enough!
+1
Level 46
Aug 12, 2021
Got it on my fifth try with one second left!!
+1
Level 43
Aug 12, 2021
Idk why people think this is hard because I get it every time, even my first try.
+1
Level 59
Aug 25, 2021
Finally got it!
+2
Level 57
Sep 15, 2021
Nemimano Alarcoso!

Sounds like a spell from Harry Potter...

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Level 46
Oct 8, 2021
First try, good quiz
+1
Level 66
Jan 3, 2022
44
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Level 44
Jan 19, 2022
I’ve comprised a chart of all the states by two letters in case you want to learn it all

U.S. States by First Two Letters:

al - Alabama, Alaska

ar - Arizona, Arkansas

ca - California

co - Connecticut

de - Delaware

fl - Florida

ge - Georgia

ha - hawaii

id - Idaho

il - Illinois

in - Indiana

io - Iowa

ka - Kansas

ke - Kentucky

lo - Louisiana

ma - Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts

mi - Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri

mo - Montana

ne - Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York

no - North Carolina, North Dakota

oh - Ohio

ok - Oklahoma

or - Oregon

pe - Pennsylvania

rh - Rhode Island

so - South Carolina, South Dakota

te - Tennessee, Texas

ut - Utah

ve - Vermont

vi - Virginia

wa - Washington

we - West Virginia

wi - Wisconsin

wy - Wyoming

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Level 47
Apr 23, 2022
I had to compile a list of initials, and follow it blindly. I still only get 48 states
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Level 69
May 2, 2022
Each time I do it I'm able to shave one second off my total, right now my best is 13 seconds left
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Level 69
Nov 8, 2022
Now finished in 10 seconds
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Level 35
May 19, 2022
Not enough time for me... Can't do better than 33/50.
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Level 42
Oct 8, 2022
1 SECOND LEFT YES
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Level 66
Nov 15, 2022
7 seconds left on my first try. I'm not trying to brag, but yes I am. I am absolutely bragging. HA!
+1
Level 55
Nov 26, 2022
Got with 11 seconds left!
+1
Level 65
Nov 26, 2022
That's sadistic, having to think about the 2 first letters instead of the 2-letters code
+1
Level 23
Nov 26, 2022
I did it on my 18th try with 0:02 left.
+1
Level 48
Nov 26, 2022
2nd try with 0:06 :)
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Level 66
Nov 26, 2022
It is impossible on a smartphone
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Level 21
Nov 26, 2022
50/50 with 1 second remaining O_o
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Level 16
Feb 4, 2023
i need some help, is there a trick or something to win?
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Level 50
Mar 9, 2023
try "MA", "MI" and "NE"
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Level 29
May 26, 2023
got it in my 42nd try with about 2 secs left, this is probably up there with the most tries someone has took to do this
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Level 43
May 29, 2023
teal mane miwy no soar oh ut caha rhid keil iovi mowaor cowi weve ok pe in flge kalode
+1
Level 29
Jun 24, 2023
this made me swear so much and almost break my ipad,
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Level 56
Sep 8, 2023
2nd try with zero seconds left *wipes sweat*