Make abbreviations, contractions, pronouns, one-syllable words and multi-syllable words using the letters of the 50 US states. How to play: Students unscramble a set of letters to spell each state’s name. Every US state is represented in this packet. Students begin this series with the shorter state names (Iowa, Ohio, Texas) and work toward the longer names (Washington, South Carolina, West Virginia). Students try to find as many words as they can, with special attention to abbreviations, c