One Word Wonder

As this puzzle was made before people started complaining about it, this puzzle does require anagramming.
But no punctuation.

Has there been a one word wonder with punctuation?

[2] Unless the answer is a contraction, I don't see how there could be.

[2] I think there have been a few with apostrophes or hyphens.

someone solved.... salt us baby :)

[5] The constructor solved it.

[6] Hmmm...doesn't even show up in recent activities.

I know why the colors are important... but I have nothing from there.....

Well, if the puzzle maker is around to solve it, perhaps they can sprinkle some salt for us. Or does anyone else have an idea? I've tried any number of things, none of which have yielded a reasonable answer.

i know one thing... I'd have to go back to school to figure this out....

Ahaha!!!! Solved it. number 2 :)

also- i didn't need to anagram....despite [1]

I tried using the colors and the states. I've got nothing

[10] Are you planning on sprinkling some salt for those of us who haven't a clue?

Does color play a role in solving?

I'm guessing you ignore the "CO-ED" colored states?

color pairs play a huge role.

salt already sprinkled in [10] too.

You assume that Washington DC is in Maryland?

[14] Color is a both modest clue especially when combined with the other information and helps avoid anagramming.

[10]'s comment does have some salt

[17] No

Woo 4th! No anagramming, either.

Darn! Came up with a word, but not the right one apparently.

Co-eds, show your spirit! Color and city are related some way. Make that connection and you are on your way.

To clarify - anagramming involved if you follow the line on the map. No anagramming if you use another key.

What is even in Due West anyway?

[21] Is soooo salty

What colors are there? I can't figure out what some are suposed to be

despite the way they look, the colors are all "uniform"

Indiana is "uniformly" tan? Beige? Dc is transparent?

rather South Bend is "uniformly" gold and... [16]

I got it but I don't like it

I got it too, but this one was waaaay too much work for 3 points.

[28] It made you a 'Roads' Scholar...

Sorry, I didn't like this one either. Too many ambiguities. (e.g. I was thrown completely off of the allegedly 'easy' answer in Indiana because neither the color nor the city matched in the list I was using...)

tempus-- curious what list you used. That was indeed the first one that clicked with me. (Lincoln being the second)

I got some of the answers, then guessed. Sometimes you just have to go with it.

[30] I'm with you on that. I didn't like the fact that on some you only used part of the name. And on many there were several to choose from. I found it very frustrating.

Wait....you found a LIST????? Man.........

Nice puzzley one