State whose name comes from the Ojibwe word for 'Great River' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISSISSIPPI State whose name comes from the Ojibwe word for 'Great River' (11) USA Today Feb 24, 2022
6% KRYPTON Gas whose name comes from the Greek for "hidden" (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
6% OCELOTS Wild cats whose name comes from Nahuatl (7) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
6% HIPPO Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "river horse" (5) Universal Oct 10, 2025
5% UTE Native American from a similarly-named state (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 28, 2025
5% MINNESOTA State name: it's no different (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
5% DECIDE Group of detectives in river come to a conclusion (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
5% UTAH Great Salt Lake state (4)
5% AORTA It comes from the heart (5) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
5% DEE Great Pee ___ River (3)

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