Bit of gossip
The crossword clue "Bit of gossip" is answered by RUMOR, a 5-letter entry. Used 56 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RUMOR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUMOR answer page.
Used 56 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 16 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.
- ONDIT (13 uses in xd)
- EARFUL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUMOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUMOR, most used first.
- Hearsay - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Scuttlebutt - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Burn a bit - SINGE, used 80 times
- Bit of parsley - SPRIG, used 56 times
- Champing at the bit - EAGER, used 48 times
- Gossip - YENTA, used 48 times
- Bit of tomfoolery - ANTIC, used 35 times
- Bit of high jinks - ANTIC, used 34 times
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