American accents never cease to baffle me. Some are soothing, some are confusing, and some are downright unintelligible! How well do you know your American accents? I scoured the country to find 13 different accents and ranked them from the easiest to hardest to understand. Check it out, then let me know in the comments how your American accent skills stack up.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Which American accent is the hardest to understand?
0:22 Accent #1
1:45 Accent #2
2:54 Accent #3
4:40 Accent #4
6:10 Accent #5
7:14 Accent #6
9:05 Accent #7
12:24 Accent #8
14:33 Accent #9
16:00 Accent #10
17:52 Accent #11
20:27 Accent #12
22:20 Accent #13

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