The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EMDASH , but the solution may also be COMMA which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Bit of punctuation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EMDASH | 33 % | 6 |
| COMMA | 22 % | 5 |
| COLON | 22 % | 5 |
| ENDASH | 22 % | 6 |
Why may COMMA be the right solution?
The answer "COMMA" fits the clue "Bit of punctuation" because a comma is a punctuation mark used to separate words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bit of punctuation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- period
- full stop
- dot
- dots
- stop
- ellipsis
- comma
- ditto
- chevron
- hyphen
- pause
- inadvisable
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result EMDASH
- Break in a title
- Interruption of thought indicator
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- Long punctuation mark
- Cause for a pause
- Remark-demarcating mark
- [XXX]
- It might interrupt a sentence
- Sentence interrupter
- Hyphen relative
More clues leading to the result COMMA
- Punctuation mark
- Pause in a sentence
- Series separator
- One in 10,000?
- Sign between clauses
- It gives one pause
- Sentence separator
- List punctuation mark
- List separator
- Break for readers
More clues leading to the result COLON
- West central Cuban city:
- Punctuation mark
- Two-dot mark
- Emoticon's eyes, often
- List preceder
- Two dots on a page
- Emoticon's eyes
- Dissertation-title divider
- Chapter/verse separator
- It comes right after the hour