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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 4, 2023

Longest word
mezzotint
9 letters
Top scorer
mezzotint
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
24
5 letters
9
6 letters
7
7 letters
7
8 letters
6
9 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
E
1
1
–
2
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
1
1
–
3
M
16
7
6
2
3
1
35
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
O
2
–
–
1
1
–
4
T
3
1
1
–
1
–
6
Z
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
24
9
7
7
6
1
54

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

E
em 4
I
im 1it 2
M
me 11mi 13mo 11
N
no 1
O
oi 1om 2on 1
T
te 2ti 1to 3
Z
zo 1

All 54 answers

231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eminent7
emit1
emote5
emotion7
imminent8
item1
itemize7
meet1
meme1
memento7
memo1
mentee6
mention7
mete1
meze1
mezze5
mezzo5
★mezzotintpangram16
mien1
mime1
mimeo5
mine1
mini1
minim5
minimize8
minion6
mint1
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
mizzen6
moment6
★monetizepangram15
mono1
monotone8
monte5
moon1
moot1
mote1
motet5
motion6
motto5
nominee7
ointment8
omen1
omit1
onetime7
teem1
tenement8
time1
tome1
tomtit6
totem5
zoom1
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