State
|
Alphabetized State
Name
|
Alabama
|
aaaablm
|
Alaska
|
aaakls
|
Arkansas
|
aaaknrss
|
Nebraska
|
aabeknrs
|
Massachusetts
|
aacehmssssttu
|
California
|
aacfilnor
|
North Carolina
|
aachilnnoorrt
|
South Carolina
|
aachilnoorstu
|
Delaware
|
aadeelrw
|
Nevada
|
aadenv
|
North Dakota
|
aadhknoortt
|
South Dakota
|
aadhkoosttu
|
Indiana
|
aadiinn
|
Maryland
|
aadlmnry
|
Pennsylvania
|
aaeilnnnpsvy
|
Hawaii
|
aahiiw
|
Oklahoma
|
aahklmoo
|
Louisiana
|
aaiilnosu
|
Arizona
|
aainorz
|
Kansas
|
aaknss
|
Montana
|
aamnnot
|
Colorado
|
acdlrooo
|
Michigan
|
acghiimn
|
Rhode Island
|
addehlinors
|
Florida
|
adfilor
|
Idaho
|
adhio
|
New Hampshire
|
aeehhimnprsw
|
Georgia
|
aeggior
|
Minnesota
|
aeimnnost
|
Texas
|
aestx
|
Washington
|
aghinnostw
|
Virginia
|
agiiinrv
|
Utah
|
ahtu
|
Maine
|
aimne
|
Iowa
|
aiow
|
Connecticut
|
ccceinnottu
|
New Mexico
|
ceeimnowx
|
Kentucky
|
cekkntuy
|
Wisconsin
|
ciinnossw
|
West Virginia
|
eagiiinrstvw
|
Tennessee
|
eeeennsst
|
New Jersey
|
eeejnrswy
|
Oregon
|
egnoor
|
New York
|
eknorwy
|
Vermont
|
emnortv
|
Wyoming
|
gimnowy
|
Ohio
|
hioo
|
Mississippi
|
iiiimppssss
|
Illinois
|
iiillnos
|
Missouri
|
iimorssu
|
The outcome isn't as interesting as I had hoped. With the letters in their names alphabetized, the vast majority of the states start with 'a'. In fact, only six states even start with consonants. That's pretty boring, I think. Somehow, Missouri ended up at the end of the list. I don't find that very interesting either.
The most interesting part of the exercise was learning what states are easy to alphabetize and which aren't. Ohio, Idaho, Tennessee, Mississippi? Easy to alphabetize. Pennsylvania and North Carolina take a little more thought.
I hope you can find more value in this table than I did.