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Hidden Words In Bordering US States

The following four letter words are hidden in the consecutive names of bordering US states. Using the hidden word as a clue, name the two states.
eg. "HONE" = IdaHO NEvada
Can be as few as one letter per bordering state
The beginning of the hidden word will always be the end of the first state's name, and the end of the hidden word will always be the beginning of the second state's name
Quiz by xarnac
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Last updated: August 23, 2022
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First submittedSeptember 29, 2021
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Hidden Word
Bordering State #1
Bordering State #2
Done
Colorado
New Mexico
Seem
Tennessee
Missouri
Mage
Alabama
Georgia
Ever
New Hampshire
Vermont
Seek
Tennessee
Kentucky
Hidden Word
Bordering State #1
Bordering State #2
Wane
Iowa
Nebraska
Mate
Oklahoma
Texas
Owes
Ohio
West Virginia
Seen
Tennessee
North Carolina
Open
Ohio
Pennsylvania
17 Comments
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Level 73
Nov 17, 2023
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This quiz has undergone several revisions therefore the comments below could relate to previous versions.

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Level 85
Sep 29, 2021
Nebraska also works as bordering state #2 for "done".

Also, Maine doesn't border Vermont.

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Level 73
Sep 29, 2021
Thanks. Blame my paltry US Geography. I will have to come up with a different tenth clue.
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Level 88
Dec 16, 2021
Mississippi can work as well as Missouri for the second one. Also I'm pretty sure the ninth one wouldn't accept my answer for Tennessee when it was spelled correctly with two n's but would accept it spelled incorrectly with one n
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Level 78
Dec 16, 2021
For Mate, Alabama-Tennessee could also work.

I really like this quiz. It's a really good concept.

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Level 73
Dec 16, 2021
Thanks! If you liked it, please consider nominating :)
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Level 67
Dec 16, 2021
Nominated, this is definitely one of the most creative quizzes I've ever seen.
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Level 42
Dec 16, 2021
My state is finally somewhere in a quiz where the quiz is not all about it :)
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Level 72
Dec 18, 2021
Nommed.
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Level 78
Feb 27, 2022
Very Tennesse centric :) good quiz though
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Level 71
May 10, 2022
Really fun!
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Level 70
May 10, 2022
Needs a bit of fixing. Quit annoying to type in every state with an M till you hit the one that fits.
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Level 75
May 10, 2022
But.. they supposed to be neighboring states.
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Level 75
May 10, 2022
Way too Tennessee centric :p
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Level 68
May 10, 2022
Tennessee carrying the other 49 states on its back.
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Level 68
Aug 23, 2022
Nice idea, but I found it quite confusing that the hint ' "HONE" = IdaHO NEw Mexico ' includes two states which are NOT bordering each other.
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Level 73
Aug 23, 2022
Good point. Changed description clue to Nevada pending approval