I was thinking order of entry into the union, whether they were confederate states, whether they've had a president born there, even if there's no straight line in the state's outline. Basically, I haven't got a clue at the moment !
Not awake? I'm assuming you aren't in the UK then?
No the answer to Level 28 isn't an anagram. You need to find the right route and four words separated by "*" and then the answer is another word. I hope that doesn't confuse you too much!