Bit of wisdom

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  1. 1Meter in a video game showing a character's health
  2. 8Relative of a gazelle
  3. 14Office square
  4. 20Food additive named one of Time's 50 Worst Inventions
  5. 21Keep cruising, say
  6. 22On which Apple Pay can be used
  7. 23Canio in "Pagliacci," e.g.?
  8. 25Noxious atmosphere
  9. 26Prefix with business
  10. 27"My house, my rules"
  11. 28QB Drew whom Tom Brady ultimately replaced
  12. 29Get tuckered out
  13. 32Indian wedding wear
  14. 34School subj.
  15. 35Grab the chips and dip?
  16. 37News hound?
  17. 40Atomic bond, essentially?
  18. 45Many visitors to national parks
  19. 46Nearsighted person
  20. 47Messing up on the big screen
  21. 51Italy's third-largest island (after Sicily and Sardinia)
  22. 52Subterranean adventurer
  23. 54"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" show tune)
  24. 57Great number
  25. 58Cute, cutesily
  26. 61Dropbox and Roblox
  27. 62Hailed vehicle
  28. 64Show interruptions
  29. 65Some electrolysis targets?
  30. 71Partner of vigor
  31. 72Letter symbolizing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius
  32. 73"Downton Abbey" countess
  33. 74Warm winter coats
  34. 76Like some early education, for short
  35. 78W.C. sign
  36. 80City where LeBron James was born
  37. 81Blemish
  38. 82Bit of a character?
  39. 84Conspiring (with)
  40. 86Spice Girl alongside Baby, Ginger, Scary and Posh
  41. 88"Mainsail hoisted, check! Hatches battened, check!"?
  42. 94Shark's singing rival in "West Side Story"?
  43. 97Corral
  44. 98Yankee great Gehrig
  45. 99Something a judge shouldn't have
  46. 100Very rude email, informally
  47. 105Never mind?
  48. 108Neglectful
  49. 111Bank (on)
  50. 112Two-___ schooner
  51. 113Frozen treat for Bruins fans?
  52. 117Lacking scruples
  53. 118Storm, say
  54. 119Noted early riser
  55. 120With a level head
  56. 121Thickets
  57. 122Embarrassing items to have revealed on an airport X-ray

Down

  1. 1Person from the neighborhood
  2. 2Volunteer's offer
  3. 3Bogeymen
  4. 4Maker of Bikini So Teeny nail polish
  5. 5Breakthrough K-pop group
  6. 6Horror director Aster
  7. 7Most suggestive
  8. 8Like the Eid al-Fitr festival
  9. 9Department store eponym
  10. 10Pale lager, informally
  11. 11___ gobi (Indian potato dish)
  12. 12Feeling down
  13. 13___ Taylor (fashion retailer)
  14. 14Home of the Preakness Stakes
  15. 15Early TV role for Ron Howard
  16. 16Atlantic fish
  17. 17Like Frisbees and some salads
  18. 18Not stereo
  19. 19Hard-boiled Chinese snack
  20. 24Sapporo competitor
  21. 28Bowler's edge
  22. 30Blemish
  23. 31Fixes, as a driveway
  24. 32Cake not to be eaten
  25. 33French for "after"
  26. 36Barry Bonds and Shohei Ohtani, notably, for short
  27. 37Hammer wielder
  28. 38Furthermore
  29. 39Caustic solutions
  30. 40Mother of Helios, in myth
  31. 41Metaphor for a runaway success
  32. 42Gen Z put-down of an elder
  33. 43Bit of wisdom
  34. 44Orbit
  35. 48Arcane technique
  36. 49Iron-rich variety of fertile soil
  37. 50Exclamations in nurseries
  38. 52Lead-in to "tech"
  39. 53Primatologist's interest
  40. 55Give the cold shoulder, with "out"
  41. 56Grating voice
  42. 59Common diner order
  43. 60Rodgers and Hammerstein musical setting
  44. 63Photog's undergrad degree
  45. 66Stick on a table
  46. 67Like Volvo and Nokia, by origin
  47. 68Gold, in Guadalajara
  48. 69London granny
  49. 70Standard battle wear
  50. 71No. 2's
  51. 75Vodka in blue bottles
  52. 77New Zealander
  53. 79One studied in the art of invisibility
  54. 80Touch
  55. 83Govt. campaign watchdog
  56. 85Scottish refusals
  57. 86Loretta of "M*A*S*H"
  58. 87Small keg size
  59. 89With zeal
  60. 90Director Kazan
  61. 91Neighbors of premolars
  62. 92Audibly shocked
  63. 93Landlords, more formally
  64. 94Pack carriers
  65. 95Crack open?
  66. 96Is fueled by
  67. 101Fill in a mill
  68. 102Right-hand page
  69. 103Strike zone?
  70. 104Mike or Michael in movies
  71. 106Raison d'___
  72. 107Close up tight
  73. 108Invitation letters
  74. 109Uber predictions, in brief
  75. 110Style
  76. 113Zippo competitor
  77. 114Co-producer of the documentary "The Beatles: Get Back"
  78. 115"The Bells" poet
  79. 116Fenway team, familiarly

The answer to “Bit of wisdom” in the New York Times crossword is PEARL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 1, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 43-Down, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Bit of wisdom” answer

PEARL (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PEARL

PEARL is the 5-letter solution that fits "Bit of wisdom" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 1, 2026 (43-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PEARL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PEARL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem
  • a person or thing of great rarity and worth

When else has “Bit of wisdom” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Bit of wisdom”?

The answer is PEARL, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 1, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Bit of wisdom”?

5 letters: PEARL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on February 1, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 43-Down. Earlier appearances: December 28, 2025 → PEARL.

Can “Bit of wisdom” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for February 1, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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