Name a US state that borders the Mississippi River: rare answers
“Name a US state that borders the Mississippi River” has 10 accepted answers here, and 2 of them (20%) are rare enough for the two deepest tiers. Illinois and Minnesota are the Surface answers almost everyone gives.
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- Accepted answers
- 10
- Category
- Geography
- Deep answers (85–100 pts)
- 2 (20%)
- Alternate spellings accepted
- None needed
- First letters
- 7 different; M is the most common (3)
The rarest answers
This list has no Abyssal tier, so the Midnight Zone is as deep as it goes: Mississippi and Kentucky, worth 85 points each.
🦑 Midnight Zone answers (85 points)
Mississippi, Kentucky
🐠 Twilight Zone answers (60 points)
Louisiana, Iowa, Arkansas
🐟 Sunlit Zone answers (30 points)
Wisconsin, Missouri, Tennessee
🌊 Surface answers (10 points)
Illinois, Minnesota
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