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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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