Equation: ALASKA + KANSAS + TEXAS = STATES. Each of the 8 unique letters (A, E, K, L, N, S, T, X) represents a different digit. Leading letters (A, K, T, S) cannot be zero.

A=4, L=5, S=6, K=1, N=8, T=2, E=0, X=9 → 454614 + 148646 + 20946 = 624206

ALASKA + KANSAS + TEXAS = STATES

What is this puzzle?

Solve the addition alphametic puzzle where ALASKA + KANSAS + TEXAS = STATES. Each letter represents a unique digit from 0-9. No number starts with zero.

Difficulty: medium · Category: addition · Unique letters: 8

This medium-level addition alphametic puzzle features 8 unique letters (A, E, K, L, N, S, T, X). In the equation ALASKA + KANSAS + TEXAS = STATES, each letter maps to a distinct digit from 0 to 9. With only 8 of 10 digits used, 2 digits remain unused in the solution. The leading letters A and K and T and S cannot represent zero — this is your first constraint. This puzzle has 3 addends (ALASKA + KANSAS + TEXAS), making carry analysis more complex. Start from the rightmost column and work left, tracking carries between columns.

This addition alphametic has 8 unique letters to determine.
Leading letters: A, K, T, S. None of these can be zero.
There are 8 unique letters, so 2 digits from 0–9 will not be used.
Start from the rightmost column (units place) and work left, tracking carries between columns.
With three addends, each column can produce a carry of at most 2.
A moderate number of letters means you'll need logical deduction alongside trial and error.