An Entertaining Map of the United States That Plots Each State’s Top Searched Word for Correct Spelling

Google Trends has posted a truly entertaining, if not a tad troubling, map of the United States that plots the single, most popular word in each state that is most searched via Google for its proper spelling. The map also notes how many and which states share the same word.

It's the #spellingbee finals! These are the top "how to spell" searches for words by state, mapped #dataviz pic.twitter.com/rjXllJfOoE

- GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) May 26, 2016

via Engadget, Mental Floss, Neatorama

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