Archive puzzle · November 4, 2026
The States With the Most Counties
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About this puzzle
Some states get by with only a handful of counties, while others are carved into well over a hundred. How a state split itself up often came down to how far people could travel to reach a courthouse. Rank these five states by their number of counties, from the most to the fewest.
Ranked descending · counties
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Listed alphabetically, without their values - the answer order stays hidden until you play.
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Texas
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