What does BIT mean?

Pronunciation
/bɪt/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
5
Words With Friends score
6
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. a small piece or quantity of something“a spot of tea”
  2. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole“a bit of rock caught him in the eye”
  3. an indefinitely short time“wait just a moment”
  4. an instance of some kind“it was a nice piece of work”
  5. piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding“the horse was not accustomed to a bit”
  6. a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states“there are 8 bits in a byte”
  7. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful“all they had left was a bit of bread”
  8. a small fragment“overheard snatches of their conversation”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

bits6

Anagrams of BIT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BIT

3 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

bi4it2ti2

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Questions

Is BIT a valid word in word games?

BIT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BIT worth?

BIT is worth 5 points with Scrabble letter values and 6 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BIT?

3 other words, including IT, BI and TI.