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Test your knowledge of US cities with our interactive quiz! Choose a letter and see if you can guess the city with the highest population from the top 100 US cities starting with that letter.

Do abbreviations or alternate spellings count?

Yes. Most quizzes allow common abbreviations, alternate spellings, and short forms. Try typing just the first few letters — if it matches, it will autofill.

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US Largest Cities By First Letter – Choose Letter

Directions

First choose any letter except X (only 2 cities) – then try to achieve the highest population among the top 100 US cities beginning with that letter. Quiz is not timed.

Try other US city letter quizzes:
US Largest Cities By First & Last Letter | US Largest Cities By First Two Letters
US Largest Cities By First 3 Letters | US Largest Cities By Last Letter

Enter any letter except X to begin.

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Questy

9 months ago

The letters seem to have gotten mismapped or something. I type “G” and it brings up all the “S” cities, etc.

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darin

9 months ago

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Hmm I just tried a few letters and they all worked fine – maybe clear your cache and reload?