| Clue | State(s) | Note |
| The state that directly preceeds Wyoming alphabetically. (Wyoming is 50th alphabetically) | |
| One of the four states with more contiguous neighbor states than Wyoming (Wyoming has six neighbors) | |
| One of the two other states with a 'Y' in its postal abbreviation. (Wyoming's abbreviation is WY) | |
| The state that directly preceeds Wyoming in a list of states ranked by total population. (Wyoming is 50th in total pop. with ~544K) | |
| The only state with a lower population density than Wyoming. (Wyoming has 5.60/sq mi 2.16/sq km) | |
| The only other state whose boundaries form a regular rectangle (Wyoming's boundaries are formed by lat/long lines) | |
| One of only two lower 48 states that recorded a lower record temperature than Wyoming (Riverside, WY recorded -66 F) | |
| | Clue | State(s) | Note |
| One of two states drier than Wyoming (WY has ave. annual precip. of 12.97 in.) | |
| The state that has the city with the 2nd best air quality following Cheyenne, WY (Cheyenne, WY is the city with the cleanest air in the country) | |
| One of three lower 48 states with a lower mean temp than Wyoming (Wyoming's mean annual temp is 41.98 F) | |
| One of four states with windier locations than Wyoming (Caspar & Cheyenne, WY each have ave. annual windspeeds of 12.9 mph) | |
| The only state with a higher average elevation than Wyoming (Wyoming ranks 2nd & averages 6700 ft elevation) | |
| The state that directly preceeded Wyoming into the Union (WY entered as the 44th state on 7/10/1890) | |
| The state that directly followed Wyoming into the Union (WY entered as the 44th state on 7/10/1890) | |
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