States That Start With T

States that start with T: 2 US states do, Tennessee, Texas. The table gives each state's postal abbreviation, capital and largest cities, and the lists below show state capitals and US cities that start with T.

Two states start with T, Tennessee and Texas, and both are well known even to young children. Texas covers a huge stretch of the southern plains and borders Mexico. Tennessee is long and thin, stretching from the Appalachian mountains to the Mississippi River.

Spelling is the main challenge with Tennessee, which has a double N and a double S plus a double E at the end. Capitals split differently: Nashville is both capital and biggest city in Tennessee, while Texas has Austin as its capital and Houston as its largest city.