The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word BIT , but the solution may also be REIN which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
It comes straight from the horse's mouth crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BIT | 50 % | 3 |
| REIN | 33 % | 4 |
| NEIGH | 17 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It comes straight from the horse's mouth
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bar
- pit
- ahead
- day
- unicorn
- heads
- present
- meets
- cover
- touch
- head
- throw
Crossword Answer definitions
BIT noun- A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
- A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
- A coin of a specified value.
- A ten-cent piece, dime.
- A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.
- In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.
- A small amount of something.
- Specifically, a small amount of time.
- (plural) Fractions of a second.
- A portion of something.
- Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
- A prison sentence, especially a short one.
- An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
- A small part or role, sometimes with spoken lines, in a theatrical performance.
- The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
- The cutting iron of a plane.
- The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
- To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
- Bitten.
- (only in combination) Having been bitten.
- To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- To attack with the teeth.
- To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- To have significant effect, often negative.
- (of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
- (of an insect) To sting.
- To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- (sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
- To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- To take or keep a firm hold.
- To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- To plagiarize, to imitate.
- To deceive or defraud; to take in.
- A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
- The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
- Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
- A unit of measure for information entropy.
- A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
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 BIT
- A chuck holds it
- Part of a stand-up's act
- Took the bait
- Small theatrical part
- Tiny amount
- Fed from, as a vampire or a mosquito
- Drill piece
- Comic shtick
- Rein check
- Came down on your elbows?
More clues leading to the result REIN
- Cayuse control
- Harness attachment
- Hold back
- Check
- Horse control
- Sometimes it's tight
- Bridle
- Control
- Harness piece
- It will hold your horses