Universal Crossword

November 6, 2025

Dario Salvucci

 

Each word below is related to a US state according go a certain pattern. Can you see the pattern and name the states?

 

1. SMILED 

2. BRIGADE

3. PROPANE

4. PREPAYING 

5. DELEGATES

6. DOMINATION 

7. CONVALESCE 

 

Answer:

 

Each word contains the postal abbreviation of a US state surrounded by another word:

 

1. SMILED = MI + SLED

2. BRIGADE = GA + BRIDE

3. PROPANE = PA + PRONE

4. PREPAYING = PA + PREYING 

5. DELEGATES = GA + DELETES

6. DOMINATION = MI + DONATION 

7. CONVALESCE = NV + COALESCE