NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 4, 2023

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 4, 2023
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 4, 2023

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 4, 2023
Center LetterM
Outer Letterse, i, n, o, t, z
# of Pangrams2 (Perfect: none)
Total Words54 words
Total Points231 points
Genius Level162 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 4, 2023

Spelling Bee Grid

The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.

4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9Σ
E11-2--4
I1--11-3
M167623135
N---1--1
O2--11-4
T311-1-6
Z1-----1
Σ249776154

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E
EM×4
I
IM×1
IT×2
M
ME×11
MI×13
MO×11
N
NO×1
O
OI×1
OM×2
ON×1
T
TE×2
TI×1
TO×3
Z
ZO×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E
EMI×2
EMO×2
I
IMM×1
ITE×2
M
MEE×1
MEM×3
MEN×2
MET×1
MEZ×4
MIE×1
MIM×2
MIN×6
MIT×3
MIZ×1
MOM×1
MON×4
MOO×2
MOT×4
N
NOM×1
O
OIN×1
OME×1
OMI×1
ONE×1
T
TEE×1
TEN×1
TIM×1
TOM×2
TOT×1
Z
ZOO×1

Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)

The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.

Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.

Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
me....... †ME9A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
mo...... †MO8To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
em.....EM7Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
em..EM4to send out or give off
em...EM5To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
em.....EM7Movement; agitation.
im......IM8about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
it..IT4A distinct physical object.
it.....IT7To state in items, or by particulars
me..ME4To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
me..ME4Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
me.....ME7A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
me..ME4A short note; a memorandum.
me....ME6A person who is being mentored
me.....ME7A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.
me..ME4To measure.
me..ME4Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita.
me...ME5Alternative spelling of meze
me...ME5mezzo-soprano
mi..MI4Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
mi..MI4A form of acting without words; pantomime.
mi...MI5A mimeograph.
mi..MI4That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
mi..MI4Miniature, tiny, small.
mi...MI5A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
mi......MI8To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
mi....MI6A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
mi..MI4A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
mi..MI4Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
mi..MI4A mitten
mi....MI6A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
mi....MI6Mizzenmast.
mo....MO6A brief, unspecified amount of time.
mo..MO4Clipping of mononucleosis.
mo......MO8Having a single unvaried pitch.
mo...MO5A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
mo..MO4Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
mo..MO4Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
mo..MO4A small particle; a speck.
mo...MO5A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
mo....MO6A state of progression from one place to another.
mo...MO5A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
no.....NO7A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
oi......OI8A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
om..OM4Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
om..OM4To leave out or exclude.
on.....ON7Alternative form of one-time (“former; past”)
te..TE4To be stocked to overflowing.
te......TE8A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
ti..TI4The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
to..TO4One in a series of volumes.
to....TO6Alternative spelling of tom-tit
to...TO5Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
zo..ZO4A humming noise from something moving very fast.

Today's Complete Solution

The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.

Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.

  • mezzotint†  (ME9)
  • monetize†  (MO8)
  • eminent  (EM7)
  • emit  (EM4)
  • emote  (EM5)
  • emotion  (EM7)
  • imminent  (IM8)
  • item  (IT4)
  • itemize  (IT7)
  • meet  (ME4)
  • meme  (ME4)
  • memento  (ME7)
  • memo  (ME4)
  • mentee  (ME6)
  • mention  (ME7)
  • mete  (ME4)
  • meze  (ME4)
  • mezze  (ME5)
  • mezzo  (ME5)
  • mien  (MI4)
  • mime  (MI4)
  • mimeo  (MI5)
  • mine  (MI4)
  • mini  (MI4)
  • minim  (MI5)
  • minimize  (MI8)
  • minion  (MI6)
  • mint  (MI4)
  • mite  (MI4)
  • mitt  (MI4)
  • mitten  (MI6)
  • mizzen  (MI6)
  • moment  (MO6)
  • mono  (MO4)
  • monotone  (MO8)
  • monte  (MO5)
  • moon  (MO4)
  • moot  (MO4)
  • mote  (MO4)
  • motet  (MO5)
  • motion  (MO6)
  • motto  (MO5)
  • nominee  (NO7)
  • ointment  (OI8)
  • omen  (OM4)
  • omit  (OM4)
  • onetime  (ON7)
  • teem  (TE4)
  • tenement  (TE8)
  • time  (TI4)
  • tome  (TO4)
  • tomtit  (TO6)
  • totem  (TO5)
  • zoom  (ZO4)

Answer Definitions

  • mezzotint† (noun): A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
  • monetize† (verb): To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
  • eminent (adjective): Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
  • emit (verb): to send out or give off
  • emote (verb): To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
  • emotion (noun): Movement; agitation.
  • imminent (adjective): about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
  • item (noun): A distinct physical object.
  • itemize (verb): To state in items, or by particulars
  • meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
  • meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
  • memento (noun): A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
  • memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
  • mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
  • mention (noun): A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.
  • mete (verb): To measure.
  • meze (noun): Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita.
  • mezze (noun): Alternative spelling of meze
  • mezzo (noun): mezzo-soprano
  • mien (noun): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
  • mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
  • mimeo (noun): A mimeograph.
  • mine (pronoun): That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
  • mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
  • minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
  • minimize (verb): To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
  • minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
  • mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  • mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
  • mitt (noun): A mitten
  • mitten (noun): A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
  • mizzen (noun): Mizzenmast.
  • moment (noun): A brief, unspecified amount of time.
  • mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
  • monotone (adjective): Having a single unvaried pitch.
  • monte (noun): A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
  • moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
  • moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
  • mote (noun): A small particle; a speck.
  • motet (noun): A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
  • motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
  • motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • nominee (noun): A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
  • ointment (noun): A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
  • omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
  • omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
  • onetime (adjective): Alternative form of one-time (“former; past”)
  • teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
  • tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
  • time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
  • tome (noun): One in a series of volumes.
  • tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
  • totem (noun): Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
  • zoom (noun): A humming noise from something moving very fast.