The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BITS , but the solution may also be NEIGHS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
They come 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BITS | 50 % | 4 |
| NEIGHS | 50 % | 6 |
Why may NEIGHS be the right solution?
This is a play on words as "straight from the horse's mouth" is an idiom that means information that comes directly from the source. In this case, the answer "NEIGHS" refers to the sound that a horse makes, which is the most direct and literal way of getting information from a horse.
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Crossword Answer definitions
BITS 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.
- 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 BITS
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- Data units
- Tiny amounts of memory
- Pieces' partner
- Smidgens
- Smithereens
- Drill inserts
- Drill accessories
- Bridle parts
- Drill parts