Tiny bite

The answer

NIP

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NIP answer page.

Used 26 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 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.

• NIBBLE (2 uses in xd)
• ABET (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for NIP

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

• Pinch - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
• Tuck's partner - used 76 times, most recently in 2021
• Puppy's bite - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Chill in the air - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Wee bite - used 39 times, most recently in 2022
• Small bite - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
• Chill - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• Tiny taste - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Little bite - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Small drink - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Playful bite - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Quick drink - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Touch of frost - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Winter air quality - used 22 times, most recently in 2023

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 - WEE, used 316 times
• Had a bite - ATE, used 184 times
• Have a bite - EAT, used 92 times
• Tiny bit - TAD, used 83 times
• Grabbed a bite - ATE, used 58 times
• Tiny amount - TAD, used 57 times

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