# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 186
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3701 "2020-09-30T19:35:38Z")
US towns/cities with one-word names of five syllables or more 1. Arkadelphia, Arkansas 2. Indianola, Texas 3. Columbiana, Ohio 4. Philadelphia, PA 5. Macedonia, S.C. 6. Indianapolis, IN 7. Mooselookmeguntic, Maine 8. Apalachicola, Florida 9. Kleinfeltersville, Pa. 10. Kealakakua, Hawaii 11. Minneapolis, Minnesota ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3702 "2020-09-30T19:45:38Z")
Oops, right you are. US towns/cities with one-word names of five syllables or more 1. Arkadelphia, Arkansas 2. Indianola, Texas 3. Columbiana, Ohio 4. Philadelphia, PA 5. Macedonia, S.C. 6. Indianapolis, IN 7. Mooselookmeguntic, Maine 8. Apalachicola, Florida 9. Kishacoquillas, Pa. 10. Kealakakua, Hawaii 11. Minneapolis, Minnesota ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3703 "2020-10-01T01:37:25Z")
US towns/cities with one-word names of five syllables or more 1. Arkadelphia, Arkansas 2. Indianola, Texas 3. Columbiana, Ohio 4. Philadelphia, PA 5. Macedonia, S.C. 6. Indianapolis, IN 7. Mooselookmeguntic, Maine 8. Apalachicola, Florida 9. Kishacoquillas, Pa. 10. Kealakakua, Hawaii 11. Minneapolis, Minnesota 12. Alamogordo, New Mexico It’s a Spanish word meaning “large/fat cottonwood” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3704 "2020-10-01T03:38:28Z")
US towns/cities with one-word names of five syllables or more 1. Arkadelphia, Arkansas 2. Indianola, Texas 3. Columbiana, Ohio 4. Philadelphia, PA 5. Macedonia, S.C. 6. Indianapolis, IN 7. Mooselookmeguntic, Maine 8. Apalachicola, Florida 9. Kishacoquillas, Pa. 10. Kealakakua, Hawaii 11. Minneapolis, Minnesota 12. Alamogordo, New Mexico 13. Chancellorsville, Virginia US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington Which is the largest city in the United States with a one syllable name. ---
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US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3706 "2020-10-01T03:55:23Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Troy, NY ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3707 "2020-10-01T03:58:15Z")
We need a replacement above for 13. Chancellorsville, so 13. Oconomowoc Wisconsin US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Bend, Oregon ---
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US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Bend, Oregon 4. Nome, Alaska ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3709 "2020-10-01T13:16:11Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Bend, Oregon 4. Nome, Alaska 5. George, Washington Maybe the cleverest town name in the country: [George, Washington - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George,_Washington) ---
**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 1, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3710 "2020-10-01T14:56:31Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Bend, Oregon 4. Nome, Alaska 5. George, Washington 6. Hope, Indiana ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3711 "2020-10-01T15:10:46Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Troy, NY 4. Bend, Oregon 5. Nome, Alaska 6. George, Washington 7. Hope, Indiana 8. Rome, New York ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3712 "2020-10-01T16:26:50Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Troy, NY 4. Bend, Oregon 5. Nome, Alaska 6. George, Washington 7. Hope, Indiana 8. Rome, New York 9. Knox, Ohio ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3713 "2020-10-01T18:54:10Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Troy, NY 4. Bend, Oregon 5. Nome, Alaska 6. George, Washington 7. Hope, Indiana 8. Rome, New York 9. Knox, Ohio 10. Lee, Massachusetts It could be a contender for the combo of shortest town name and longest state name ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3714 "2020-10-01T22:48:29Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Troy, NY 4. Bend, Oregon 5. Nome, Alaska 6. George, Washington 7. Hope, Indiana 8. Rome, New York 9. Knox, Ohio 10. Lee, Massachusetts 11. Buhl, Minnesota ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3715 "2020-10-02T00:42:44Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Troy, NY 4. Bend, Oregon 5. Nome, Alaska 6. George, Washington 7. Hope, Indiana 8. Rome, New York 9. Knox, Ohio 10. Lee, Massachusetts 11. Buhl, Minnesota 12. Stowe, Vermont ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3716 "2020-10-02T03:50:40Z")
US towns/cities with one syllable names 1. Kent, Washington 2. Keene, New Hampshire 3. Troy, NY 4. Bend, Oregon 5. Nome, Alaska 6. George, Washington 7. Hope, Indiana 8. Rome, New York 9. Knox, Ohio 10. Lee, Massachusetts 11. Buhl, Minnesota 12. Stowe, Vermont 13. Flint, Michigan Pass [/quote] ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3717 "2020-10-02T07:46:24Z")
U.S. towns/cities alphabetically, A-M: 1. Akron, Ohio ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3718 "2020-10-02T08:04:04Z")
U.S. towns/cities alphabetically, A-M: 1. Akron, Ohio 2. Buffalo, New York ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3719 "2020-10-02T13:02:54Z")
U.S. towns/cities alphabetically, A-M: 1. Akron, Ohio 2. Buffalo, New York 3. Crystal, Minnesota ---
**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 2, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3720 "2020-10-02T14:11:57Z")
U.S. towns/cities alphabetically, A-M: 1. Akron, Ohio 2. Buffalo, New York 3. Crystal, Minnesota 4. Dover, Delaware [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=185) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=187)