Trusted
middlemen
Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.
9 LETTERS9 POINTS
Community validation
Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.
0 works0 doesn'tnet 0
Your vote can be updated later, but rapid repeated voting is rate-limited.
Spelling Bee Profile
How middlemen fits the hive
Base Score
9
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
D E I L M N
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EN
Useful for cleanup scans
- 9 letters
- 6 unique letters
- MI start
- EN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- middlemen is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, l, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2, E x2, M x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Next useful action
Put middlemen back into puzzle context.
Definitions
noun
An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
noun
An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.
noun
One who rents land in large tracts, and lets it in small portions to the peasantry.
Related Words
Same Letters
- midline
- limned
Synonyms
- gobetween
- grocer
- intermediary
- mediator