Definition of bit

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• bit is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
• bit is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
• bit is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of bit

• an indefinitely short time (noun)

  Examples

  1. in just a bit

  Synonyms

  1. minute
  2. mo
  3. moment
  4. second
• a small fragment (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. snatch
• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful (noun)

  Examples

  1. all they had left was a bit of bread

  Synonyms

  1. bite
  2. morsel
• a small piece or quantity of something (noun)

  Examples

  1. a bit of paper
  2. a bit of lint
  3. I gave him a bit of my mind

  Synonyms

  1. spot
• a short performance that is part of a longer program (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. act
  2. number
  3. routine
  4. turn
• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun)

  Examples

  1. a bit of rock caught him in the eye

  Synonyms

  1. chip
  2. flake
  3. fleck
  4. scrap
• an instance of some kind (noun)

  Examples

  1. he had a bit of good luck

  Synonyms

  1. piece
• a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states (noun)

  Examples

  1. there are 8 bits in a byte
• piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding (noun)

  Examples

  1. the horse was not accustomed to a bit
• the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press (noun)

  Examples

  1. he looked around for the right size bit
• the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers (noun)

See definition of bit in Merriam Webster