Connecticut is a state located in the northeastern United States. The crossword solutions for the term Connecticut are DODD (4 letters), YALE (4 letters), ELI (3 letters), ELLA (4 letters), LYME (4 letters), DARIEN (6 letters), and THEPEANUTMEGSTATE (17 letters). Dodd is a reference to the state's Senator Christopher J. Dodd, YALE is a reference to the Ivy League university located in New Haven, ELI is a reference to ELI Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin, Ella is a reference to Ella Grasso, the first female governor of Connecticut, Lyme is a reference to Lyme disease, which is common in the state, Darien is a reference to the town of Darien, and ThePeanutMegState is a nickname for Connecticut.