State Nicknames – A Right Angle Puzzle
by David Pleacher
Determine the name of the state for each of the fifty nicknames listed below.
Then write the letters of that state in the 19 by 22 matrix using the following rules:
(1) Each word makes one right-angle turn somewhere along its length.
But you must determine where each word makes this turn and in which direction.
(2) As a guide, the starting direction (i.e., the direction of the word before its right angle
turn) of each answer is indicated by the letter given after the clue number.
(3) Words can go North, South, East, or West to start with.
For example, 1E begins on square 1 and heads East.
(4) Each letter in the correctly completed grid appears in only one word.
(5) When entering the letters of the two word states (like Rhode Island), do not enter a space
between the two words.
1E
2W
The Granite State
The Keystone State, or The Quaker State
3E
4N
The Bluegrass State
The Volunteer State
5S
6S
The Peace Garden State
The Centennial State
7S
8E
The Equality State, or The Cowboy State
The Heart of Dixie, or The Yellowhammer State
9W
10E
The North Star State, or The Gopher State, or The Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Badger State
11N
12W
The Constitution State
The Sooner State
13E
14N
The Razorback State, or The Natural State
The Golden State
15E
16W
The Treasure State, or The Big Sky State
The Ocean State
17W
18W
The Silver State
The Old Dominion
19W
20E
The Pelican State
The Aloha State, or The Pineapple State
21S
22S
The Peach State
The Cornhusker State
23S
24N
The Beaver State
The Garden State
25W
26N
The Tar Heel State
The Green Mountain State
27N
28W
The Grand Canyon State
The Sunshine State
29N
30S
The Evergreen State
The Last Frontier
31S
32W
The Beehive State
The Pine Tree State
33S
34W
The Lone Star State
The First State
35E
36N
The Hawkeye State
The Buckeye State
37N
38E
The Mountain State
The Magnolia State
39W
40W
The Hoosier State
The Land of Enchantment
41W
42E
The Great Lakes State, or The Wolverine State
The Empire State
43W
44S
The Coyote State
The Prairie State, or The Land of Lincoln
45E
46E
The Old Line State, or The Free State
The Sunflower State
47N
48N
The Gem State
The Bay State
49W
50E
The Palmetto State
The Show Me State
Answer Key to State Nicknames
1E
2W
NEW HAMPSHIRE
PENNSYLVANIA
The Granite State
The Keystone State, or The Quaker State
3E
4N
KENTUCKY
TENNESSEE
The Bluegrass State
The Volunteer State
5S
6S
NORTH DAKOTACOLORADO
The Peace Garden State
The Centennial State
7S
8E
WYOMING
ALABAMA
The Equality State, or The Cowboy State
The Heart of Dixie, or The Yellowhammer State
9W
10E
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN
The North Star State, The Gopher State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Badger State
11N
12W
CONNECTICUT
OKLAHOMA
The Constitution State
The Sooner State
13E
14N
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
The Razorback State, or The Natural State
The Golden State
15E
16W
MONTANA
RHODE ISLAND
The Treasure State, or The Big Sky State
The Ocean State
17W
18W
NEVADA
VIRGINIA
The Silver State
The Old Dominion
19W
20E
LOUISIANA
HAWAII
The Pelican State
The Aloha State, or The Pineapple State
21S
22S
GEORGIA
NEBRASKA
The Peach State
The Cornhusker State
23S
24N
OREGON
NEW JERSEY
The Beaver State
The Garden State
25W
26N
NORTH CAROLINA
VERMONT
The Tar Heel State
The Green Mountain State
27N
28W
ARIZONA
FLORIDA
The Grand Canyon State
The Sunshine State
29N
30S
WASHINGTON
ALASKA
The Evergreen State
The Last Frontier
31S
32W
UTAH
MAINE
The Beehive State
The Pine Tree State
33S
34W
TEXAS
DELAWARE
The Lone Star State
The First State
35E
36N
IOWA
OHIO
The Hawkeye State
The Buckeye State
37N
38E
WEST VIRGINIA
MISSISSIPPI
The Mountain State
The Magnolia State
39W
40W
INDIANA
NEW MEXICO
The Hoosier State
The Land of Enchantment
41W
42E
MICHIGAN
NEW YORK
The Great Lakes State, or The Wolverine State
The Empire State
43W
44S
SOUTH DAKOTA
ILLINOIS
The Coyote State
The Prairie State, or The Land of Lincoln
45E
46E
MARYLAND
KANSAS
The Old Line State, or The Free State
The Sunflower State
47N
48N
IDAHO
MASSACHUSETTS
The Gem State
The Bay State
49W
50E
SOUTH CAROLINA
MISSOURI
The Palmetto State
The Show Me State