bit: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with B · ends with T
Meaning of bit
noun
A small amount of something.
Example: There were bits of paper all over the floor.
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
Example: A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.
Example: router bit
Applied to a various small units of currency and coins. Synonym of microbitcoin.
Listed forms: bits.
Source: Wiktionary — bit.
verb
- transitive
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
Listed forms: bits, bitting, bitted.
Source: Wiktionary — bit.
verb
- form-of, past
simple past of bite
Base or related entry: bite.
Example: Your dog bit me!
- archaic, form-of, informal, participle, past
past participle of bite, bitten
Base or related entry: bite.
Example: I've been bit by your dog!
Source: Wiktionary — bit.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bit.
noun
a small piece or quantity of something
noun
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
noun
an indefinitely short time
noun
an instance of some kind
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bit
B(3) + I(1) + T(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bit
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from bit
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bit. Showing up to 24, longest first.