Brain Game: State Eight

At last, Free-for-all Friday is upon us. Good luck with today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game.

What specific trait do the names of these eight U.S. states (but no others) have in common?

GEORGIA, UTAH, DELAWARE, RHODE ISLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, HAWAII, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA

Here is the SOLUTION.

THE SOLUTION:

These are the only states whose names begin with that particular letter of the alphabet:

D - Delaware
F - Florida
G - Georgia
H - Hawaii
L - Louisiana
P - Pennsylvania
R - Rhode Island
U - Utah

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Thanks for playing! In three days, a new Monday Math Square. See you then.