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If a word has a certain property, it is a United Word. Use the examples below to find the property:

United not-united
ALMOND WALNUT
ALPACA LLAMA
CALAMARI SQUID
COCA COLA PEPSI COLA
CONCORDE JUMBO JET
COOK CHEF
DECADE CENTURY
FLAK FIRE
FLORAL FLOWERY
INKY PENCIL
INLAND COASTAL
MAINLAND OFFSHORE
MEMORIAL MONUMENT
NECTAR AMBROSIA
RIMS TYRES
SCALAR VECTOR

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United,not-united
ALMOND,WALNUT
ALPACA,LLAMA
CALAMARI,SQUID
COCA COLA,PEPSI COLA
CONCORDE,JUMBO JET
COOK,CHEF
DECADE,CENTURY
FLAK,FIRE
FLORAL,FLOWERY
INKY,PENCIL
INLAND,COASTAL
MAINLAND,OFFSHORE
MEMORIAL,MONUMENT
NECTAR,AMBROSIA
RIMS,TYRES
SCALAR,VECTOR
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I think a United Word (tm) is one which

is composed entirely of standard two-letter abbreviations for names of states of the US.

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  • $\begingroup$ Dang it-you guys are too good!I thought this would be a bit trickier, but it was cracked almost straight away...if you're that good check out my other puzzle where Kitty is still languishing in her mission.... $\endgroup$
    – Kit-Ginevra
    Commented Feb 14, 2017 at 14:32
  • $\begingroup$ The thing that jumped out at me was that all the United Words were of even length. That suggested looking at pairs of letters, and then boom :-). $\endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan ♦
    Commented Feb 14, 2017 at 16:19

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