# Baker’s Dozen IV **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 18, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177 "2026-09-18T13:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/341 "2026-10-21T17:10:24Z")
State names without the letter “A” 1. Wyoming 2. New York 3. Vermont 4. Illinois 5. Oregon 6. Connecticut 7. Wisconsin ---
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State names without the letter “A” 1. Wyoming 2. New York 3. Vermont 4. Illinois 5. Oregon 6. Connecticut 7. Wisconsin _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**State names without the letter “A”** 1. Wyoming 2. New York 3. Vermont 4. Illinois 5. Oregon 6. Connecticut 7. Wisconsin 8. Ohio ---
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**State names without the letter “A”** 1. Wyoming 2. New York 3. Vermont 4. Illinois 5. Oregon 6. Connecticut 7. Wisconsin 8. Ohio 9. Missouri ---
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**State names without the letter “A”** 1. Wyoming 2. New York 3. Vermont 4. Illinois 5. Oregon 6. Connecticut 7. Wisconsin 8. Ohio 9. Missouri 10. New Mexico ---
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**State names without the letter “A”** 1. Wyoming 2. New York 3. Vermont 4. Illinois 5. Oregon 6. Connecticut 7. Wisconsin 8. Ohio 9. Missouri 10. New Mexico 11. New Jersey ---
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**State names without the letter “A”** 1. Wyoming 2. New York 3. Vermont 4. Illinois 5. Oregon 6. Connecticut 7. Wisconsin 8. Ohio 9. Missouri 10. New Mexico 11. New Jersey 12. Kentucky I’ve read stories about the 1800s where people call it “Kaintuck” And the thread below may be of interest; 3/4 of all state names don’t contain the letter A [Restoring mundanity and pointlessness to the forum - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-mundanity-and-pointlessness-to-the-forum/1033631) ---
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> [@gkster](#): > > 3/4 of all state names don’t contain the letter A You may want to reconsider that statement. In play: **State names without the letter “A”** 1. Wyoming 2. New York 3. Vermont 4. Illinois 5. Oregon 6. Connecticut 7. Wisconsin 8. Ohio 9. Missouri 10. New Mexico 11. New Jersey 12. Kentucky 13. Mississippi Next up: **States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa Oops @Railer13 you’re right! 3/4 of all states _do_ contain the letter A! ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Indiana ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Indiana 7. Alabama ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Arizona ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Arizona 9. Louisiana ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Arizona 9. Louisiana 10. Florida ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Arizona 9. Louisiana 10. Florida 11. South Dakota ---
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Arizona 9. Louisiana 10. Florida 11. South Dakota 12. Oklahoma > [@gkster](#): > > Oops @Railer13 you’re right! 3/4 of all states _do_ contain the letter A! And apparently the total might be increasing. ---
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> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@gkster](#): > > > > Oops @Railer13 you’re right! 3/4 of all states _do_ contain the letter A! > > And apparently the total might be increasing. In one person’s demented, delusional mind maybe… _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=19)