Bit of change

The answer

COIN

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COIN answer page.

Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• CENT (14 uses in xd)
• DIME (7 uses in xd)
• PENNY (7 uses in xd)
• NICKEL (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for COIN

Every other clue in this collection answered by COIN, most used first.

• Nickel or dime - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Mint product - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Mint - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
• Invent - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Invent, as a phrase - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Quarter, e.g. - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Quarter, for one - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Element of change - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Quarter. - used 9 times, most recently in 1973
• Dime or quarter - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Make up - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Piggy bank addition - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Tiny bit - IOTA, used 286 times
• Change for a five - ONES, used 272 times
• Teeny bit - IOTA, used 93 times
• Change for a $20 bill - TENS, used 85 times
• Open a bit - AJAR, used 84 times
• Bit - IOTA, used 80 times

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