Bit crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Bit” are TURN, SPOT or CHIP, with 4 letters. Below are 18 answers from 3 to 7 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

ACT 3 letters · noun

a short performance that is part of a longer program “he did his act three times every evening”

TURN 4 letters · noun

a short performance that is part of a longer program

PIECE 5 letters · noun

an instance of some kind “it was a nice piece of work”

SECOND 6 letters · noun

an indefinitely short time

ROUTINE 7 letters · noun

a short performance that is part of a longer program “she had a catchy little routine”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, TURN, SPOT, CHIP and BURR all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: T → TURN · S → SPOT · C → CHIP · B → BURR. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, PIECE, SCRAP, FLAKE and FLECK all fit. The first letter settles most of it: P → PIECE · S → SCRAP · F → FLAKE, FLECK. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, SECOND, NUMBER, MOMENT, MINUTE, MORSEL and SHTICK all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: O → SECOND · B → NUMBER · E → MOMENT · U → MINUTE · S → MORSEL · I → SHTICK. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “bites” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “bit” means

• noun: a small piece or quantity of something (“a bit of paper”)
• noun: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (“a bit of rock caught him in the eye”)
• noun: an indefinitely short time (“in just a bit”)
• noun: an instance of some kind (“he had a bit of good luck”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as BIT, and words whose definition is BIT. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.