IN A STATE
Credit: GAMES Magazine
December, 2009
Raymond D. Love

The words ARK, ILL, and PEN are the first three letters of states of the United States. However, there are other three-letter words, not so obvious, that are tucked away somewhere among the consecutive letters of many states. Can you name the states in which the following three-letter words are found?

1. LAW                9. LAB
2. TAN               10. ASH
3. ADO              11. HOD
4. RID                12. SAC
5. SIN                13. OUR
6. EGO              14. VAN
7. FOR              15. TIC
8. INN               16. ARE

Answers:

1. deLAWare                9. aLABama
2. monTANa                10. wASHington
3. colorADO                11. rHODe island
4. floRIDa                    12. masSAChusetts
5. wisconSIN               13. missOURi
6. orEGOn                   14. pennsylVANia
7. caliFORnia              15. connecTICut
8. mINNesota               16. delawARE