US States for Hangman 🗽

Clues for every answer

A one-line clue for every answer, easy to hard. They're the same clues the game's 💡 Hint shows, so you can read them out when you run your own game.

Texas

The Lone Star State, second-largest US state by both area and population; its capital is Austin.

Ohio

Midwest state nicknamed the Buckeye State; its capital and biggest city is Columbus.

Utah

Landlocked Western state, one of the Four Corners states, with Salt Lake City as its capital.

Iowa

Midwest state nicknamed the Hawkeye State, whose capital and biggest city is Des Moines.

Maine

New England state known for lobster and its rocky coast, the only state that borders just one other.

Idaho

Western state best known for growing potatoes, nicknamed the Gem State; its capital is Boise.

Alaska

The largest US state by area, in the far north-west; its capital is Juneau and biggest city Anchorage.

Hawaii

The only US state made up entirely of islands, out in the Pacific Ocean; its capital is Honolulu.

Kansas

Midwest farming state known for wheat; its capital is Topeka and its biggest city is Wichita.

Oregon

Pacific Northwest state with Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the US; its capital is Salem.

Nevada

The driest US state, largely desert, home to Las Vegas; its capital is Carson City.

Florida

South-eastern state, mostly a peninsula, home to the Everglades and Walt Disney World.

New York

The Empire State, home to Niagara Falls and Times Square; its capital is Albany.

New Jersey

The most densely populated US state, on the Atlantic coast; its capital is Trenton.

Rhode Island

The smallest US state by area, nicknamed the Ocean State; its capital is Providence.

Washington

Pacific Northwest state home to Seattle and the volcano Mount Rainier; its capital is Olympia.

Vermont

Landlocked New England state that makes about half of the nation's maple syrup; capital Montpelier.

Montana

Fourth-largest US state by area, often called Big Sky Country; its capital is Helena.

Arizona

South-western state home to the Grand Canyon; its capital and largest city is Phoenix.

Georgia

Deep South state whose capital and largest city is Atlanta; it raises more chickens than any other state.

Indiana

Midwest state nicknamed the Hoosier State; it joined the Union as the 19th state in 1816.

Michigan

Great Lakes state made of two peninsulas; its capital is Lansing and its biggest city Detroit.

Missouri

Midwest state with the unofficial nickname 'the Show Me State'; its capital is Jefferson City.

Alabama

Deep South state nicknamed the Yellowhammer State; its capital is Montgomery and largest city Huntsville.

Colorado

Rocky Mountain state, the only one lying entirely above 1,000 metres; its capital is Denver.

Virginia

Atlantic coast state nicknamed the Old Dominion; its capital is Richmond.

Wyoming

The least populous US state, home to Yellowstone, the world's first national park; capital Cheyenne.

Kentucky

The Bluegrass State, known for its thoroughbred horses; its capital is Frankfort and largest city Louisville.

Delaware

Known as the First State, as it was first to ratify the US Constitution; its capital is Dover.

North Dakota

Great Plains state bordering Canada; its capital is Bismarck and its biggest city is Fargo.

South Dakota

Great Plains state with Mount Rushmore in its Black Hills; its capital is Pierre.

New Mexico

South-western state whose capital, Santa Fe, is the oldest and highest state capital in the US.

West Virginia

Mountainous, landlocked state, the only one entirely within Appalachia; its capital is Charleston.

Illinois

Midwest state whose largest city is Chicago and whose capital is Springfield.

Mississippi

Deep South state on the Gulf of Mexico whose capital and largest city is Jackson.

Connecticut

The Constitution State, third-smallest in the US by area; its capital is Hartford.

Massachusetts

The Bay State, home to Harvard University; its capital and biggest city is Boston.

Pennsylvania

Its biggest city, Philadelphia, is where the Declaration of Independence was signed; capital Harrisburg.

California

The most populous US state, home to Hollywood and Silicon Valley; its capital is Sacramento.

Minnesota

Upper Midwest state known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes; its capital is Saint Paul.

Wisconsin

Known as America's Dairyland and famous for its cheese; its capital is Madison and biggest city Milwaukee.

Louisiana

Deep South state with a French heritage; its capital is Baton Rouge and its biggest city New Orleans.

Tennessee

The Volunteer State; its capital and biggest city is Nashville, and Graceland is in Memphis.

Nebraska

Midwest state that joined the Union as the 37th state in 1867; its capital is Lincoln, biggest city Omaha.

Oklahoma

Nicknamed the Sooner State, its name comes from the Choctaw language; Tulsa is one of its main cities.

Maryland

Mid-Atlantic state around Chesapeake Bay; its capital is Annapolis and its biggest city Baltimore.

New Hampshire

Nicknamed the Granite State, with the motto 'Live Free or Die'; its capital is Concord.

North Carolina

Atlantic state where the Wright brothers made the first powered aeroplane flight, in 1903; capital Raleigh.

South Carolina

Atlantic coast state whose capital is Columbia and whose biggest city is Charleston.

Arkansas

The Natural State, with the Ozark Mountains; its capital and biggest city is Little Rock.