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NIT is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for NIT.

202 total results for NIT   ( score: 50 )

127 results for NIT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Thu Feb 1, 202464ACause of some head-scratching (2)Simeon Seigel
Wed Nov 22, 202352A___ to pickWill Pfadenhauer
Sun Nov 5, 2023114DSmall problemRich Katz
Sat Nov 4, 202322AAppropriate word found scrambled in "pedantic"David P. Williams
Wed Nov 1, 202360DMinor faultSteve Weyer
Sun Jul 23, 2023106ASomething picked in an argumentChandi Deitmer
Tue Jul 4, 20238DMinor quibble (2)Barbara Lin
Fri Nov 4, 202257ACause of some head-scratching (2)Juliet Corless
Sun Oct 2, 202256ABaby louseKathy Bloomer
Sun Aug 21, 202214DSmall faultBrooke Husic and Will Nediger
Sun Apr 17, 202270DCritic's pick? (3)Emet Ozar
Fri Apr 15, 202242ASmall grouse (4)Trenton Charlson
Mon Dec 27, 202126ALittle criticismAdam Aaronson
Sat Sep 25, 202152DQuibble (5)Adam Simon Levine
Fri Sep 10, 202158DSmall grouse (4)Adrian Kabigting
Sun May 2, 202113DLittle beef (2)Dan Schoenholz
Sat Apr 17, 20213DAnnual coll. basketball eventLeslie Rogers
Thu Mar 11, 202162DQuibble (5)Leslie Rogers
Sun Mar 7, 2021119DPicky person's pick?Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen
Sun Feb 14, 202199AQuibble (5)Lisa Bunker
Sun Nov 22, 202093ALittle louse (2)Alex Eaton-Salners
Wed Sep 30, 202064DTrivial objectionErik Agard and Andy Kravis
Thu Aug 20, 20204DTiny beefGrant Thackray
Tue Jun 9, 202029ATiny peeveFreddie Cheng
Mon May 25, 202061DSmall point to pickAndrea Carla Michaels and Victor Barocas
Tue Apr 21, 202044AMinor quibble (2)Andrew Kingsley
Tue Mar 17, 202032DMinor gripeRoss Trudeau
Fri Mar 13, 202043AAnnual hoops event, for short (2)Alex Eaton-Salners
Sun Mar 1, 202055ALittle thing to pickSam Trabucco
Thu Jan 2, 202059ALittle peeveEd Sessa
Sun Nov 17, 2019110DTiny criticism (3)Randolph Ross
Mon Oct 28, 201915AMinor criticism (2)Zhouqin Burnikel
Wed Aug 28, 201944AQuibble (5)Daniel Grinberg
Sun Aug 18, 201931ASmall criticismDavid Steinberg
Thu Aug 15, 201910DLittle carpAndrew Zhou
Thu May 16, 201952DSmall carp (2)Jeff Chen
Tue Apr 2, 201921DIt can be pickedNatasha Lyonne and Deb Amlen
Thu Mar 21, 201942ACollegiate basketball competition, for shortChristopher Adams
Tue Feb 26, 20197DCritical point?Alex Vratsanos
Tue Feb 5, 201935ASomething a pedant picksErik Agard
Fri Jun 15, 20185DCritic's pick? (3)Sam Ezersky
Sun Apr 8, 201814DQuibble (5)Patrick Berry
Fri Jan 19, 201832ASmall grouse (4)David J. Kahn
Sun Oct 22, 20176DNiggling detailTracy Gray
Thu Jul 20, 201737DColl. hoops competition (4)Randolph Ross
Sat Oct 29, 201611DSmall carp (2)Patrick Berry
Sun Jul 10, 201680DHairsplitter's objectionPatrick Berry
Sat Jun 4, 201637A___ Season Tip-Off (annual hoops event)Byron Walden and Brad Wilber
Mon Mar 7, 201667ATrivial gripeDamon Gulczynski
Sun Sep 6, 201533AUnimportant flawPatrick Berry
Mon Aug 24, 201531ALittle issue to "pick"Lynn Lempel
Sun Feb 1, 2015124DPicayune quibbleDavid Steinberg
Fri Aug 8, 20145DMinute beefBruce Haight
Tue May 13, 201428AIt may be picked by the pickyTracy Gray
Sun Nov 24, 201314DCavilGary Cee
Wed Aug 21, 201358DMinor complaintJonathan Gersch
Tue Jul 30, 201362DPoint to pickPeter A. Collins
Fri Mar 15, 201338ASmall grouse (4)Joe Krozel
Tue Dec 11, 201256AAnnual hoops event, for short (2)Gene Newman
Mon Aug 27, 201260DAnnual coll. basketball competition (2)Michael Farabaugh
Sat Apr 28, 201224AThing that's pickedGary J. Whitehead
Mon Mar 19, 201245APedantic quibbleJeremy Horwitz
Sun Jan 22, 201211DA picky person may pick oneAdam Fromm
Mon Nov 21, 20115DAnnual coll. hoops contestPeter A. Collins
Mon Oct 3, 20113DTrivial complaintStanley Newman
Sun Aug 21, 2011120DAnnual b-ball eventAlan Arbesfeld
Sat Aug 13, 201143DBaby beef?Tim Croce
Thu Apr 7, 201112DMinor criticism (2)Henry Hook
Sun Feb 13, 201154DTiny complaintIan Livengood
Tue Jun 1, 201016AThing to pickSarah Keller
Fri May 28, 201046ALittle beef (2)Joe Krozel
Fri Feb 6, 20097DSmall beefFrederick J. Healy
Mon Oct 13, 200836AAnnual coll. basketball competition (2)Anthony J. Salvia
Wed Aug 13, 200835AAnnual coll. basketball contestVictor Fleming
Thu Dec 20, 200733ANiggling criticismPeter A. Collins
Sun Nov 18, 200781AInsect egg (2)Patrick Berry
Wed Oct 3, 200742DHave a ___ to pickRobert Dillman
Sun Sep 23, 200774DLittle complaintDavid Levinson Wilk
Mon Sep 10, 200750ALouse-to-be (4)Edward M Sessa
Sun Sep 2, 200743DPetty peeveLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Fri Jul 27, 200733DThing to be pickedJohn R. Conrad
Sun Jul 8, 200758AColl. hoops competition (4)Elayne Cantor and Nancy Salomon
Mon Jun 11, 200740ATiny criticism to "pick"Harriet Clifton
Fri Mar 9, 200755DPicked peeveRandolph Ross
Mon Jan 22, 200735DTiny criticism (3)C. W. Stewart
Thu Jun 29, 200651ASomething to be pickedBrendan Emmett Quigley
Fri Jun 9, 200652DInsect egg (2)Manny Nosowsky
Sun Jun 4, 200643DLittle louse (2)Patrick Blindauer
Sun Apr 9, 2006138DMinor carpPaula Gamache
Tue Aug 2, 200521DAnnual b-ball shootoutNancy Kavanaugh
Thu Mar 31, 200547AMinor objectionDavid Liben-Nowell
Mon Sep 13, 200460DAnnual hoops contest, for shortJay Giess
Mon Jun 7, 200422DTiny criticism (3)Lynn Lempel
Fri Apr 30, 20041DSmall criticism, slangilyKevin Hagen
Tue Jan 6, 200422ALouse-to-be (4)Kent Lorentzen
Sun Jan 4, 2004101ASomething that's pickedPatrick Merrell
Fri Dec 5, 200325DYoung parasiteRobert H. Wolfe
Wed Jun 11, 200350APoint to argueNancy Salomon
Thu May 22, 200323AColl. hoops competition (4)Dan Reichert
Sun May 4, 200328DIt may be picked (3)Tyler Hinman
Sun Feb 16, 2003119DIt may be picked (3)Charles M. Deber
Sun Feb 2, 2003113DLousy egg?Mark Danna
Wed Sep 11, 200256ATiny point to argueA. J. Santora
Mon Sep 9, 200242ALouse-to-be (4)William I. Johnston
Fri May 3, 200234DAnnual sports event: Abbr.William I. Johnston
Sun Jan 20, 2002104AColl. hoops competition (4)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Nov 18, 200132AAnnual B-ball championshipJim Page
Fri Sep 7, 200121ATrivial pursuitManny Nosowsky
Fri Jul 27, 200150AHoops competition, brieflyBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wed Feb 7, 200123ASomething to pick (2)Kent Lorentzen
Sun Jan 14, 20015DN.Y.C. hoops contestNancy Salomon
Sat Dec 2, 200061DIt may be picked (3)David J. Kahn
Tue May 23, 200066DCritic's pick? (3)Monica Krausse
Sat Nov 7, 199832AOldest U.S. hoops contestRaymond Hamel
Sat May 30, 199832DPostseason contest, for shortChuck Deodene
Mon Oct 6, 199757DSmall point to criticizeBarbara Campitelli
Sun Sep 7, 1997113DTiny carp?Randolph Ross
Sun Aug 31, 199773AAnnual hoops event, familiarlyDavid J. Kahn
Sat May 3, 199727ASomething to pick (2)Rich Norris
Mon Apr 28, 199767DAnnual basketball event: Abbr.Peter Gordon
Sat Oct 5, 199647ALouse-to-be (4)T. Payne
Thu Sep 12, 199624ABaby buggy?K. Hodge
Thu Aug 1, 199664AParasite's eggB. Lubbers
Fri Feb 23, 199635AAnnual sports event at 47-AcrossA. J. Santora
Tue Nov 14, 199524AAnnual hoops contest: Abbr.Gregory E. Paul
Mon Jun 26, 199532AIt's a little louseSidney L. Robbins
Sun May 22, 1994124DMar. tourneyRandolph Ross
4 results for NIT from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Oct 16, 2022Diagramless19DSmall thing to be pickedAlex Eaton-Salners
Aug 27, 2006Diagramless18AMinor complaintJim Hyres
Apr 22, 2001AcrosticLSports event started in 1938 with six teams (abbr.)Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Aug 9, 1998Diagramless17AHoops contest, for shortFred Piscop
71 results for NIT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wed Nov 10, 199366DLittle louseRobert HerrigTaub
Sun May 30, 199310DKind of pickerA. J. SantoraMaleska
Mon Oct 5, 199267DWit or pick precederWalter CovellMaleska
Sun Dec 15, 1991132DUnit of luminous intensityNorma SteinbergMaleska
Sun Nov 10, 1991103DColl. basketball tourneyCharles M. DeberMaleska
Sun Feb 4, 1990105DBryant or LoosDonald V. Lee IIMaleska
Sun Jan 14, 199070DBasketball tourn.Kay SullivanMaleska
Fri Sep 22, 198957DKind of pickerA. J. SantoraMaleska
Sun Aug 13, 19895DWit or pick precederNancy W. AtkinsonMaleska
Sat Aug 12, 198964DPostseason coll. hoopsters' contestBernard MerenMaleska
Wed Jul 26, 198960DColl. basketball contestLarry GoldhirschMaleska
Sun May 14, 198945ASee 29 AcrossCharles M. DeberMaleska
Tue Apr 4, 198927APick or wit precederMary M. MurdochMaleska
Mon Feb 27, 198936APick lead-inVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Fri May 24, 19857DBasketball tourn.Jesse RoarkeMaleska
Fri Mar 29, 19853DBasketball tourn. lettersNancy McCarthyMaleska
Sat Oct 13, 198410DAnnual court tourn.Joe ClonickMaleska
Sun Oct 7, 1984123DKind of witJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Wed Jul 11, 198461ABasketball tourn.William JarvisMaleska
Sun May 20, 198440DKind of witJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Sat Jan 14, 198455DA basketball tourn.Arthur SchulmanMaleska
Tue Sep 27, 198336AKind of witJames R. BurnsMaleska
Sat Feb 5, 198334DKind of pickerJoe ClonickMaleska
Sun Apr 11, 198270ABasketball tourn.Stanley GlassMaleska
Mon Oct 26, 198126ABasketball tourn.Herb L. RisteenMaleska
Sat Apr 19, 198056DKind of picker or witI. Judah KoolykMaleska
Sun Jun 17, 197934DEgg of a PArasitic insectA. J. SantoraMaleska
Fri May 18, 197923AImmature parasiteKathryn RighterMaleska
Sun Jul 16, 1978148DKind of pick or witMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Sat Jun 24, 197825AN.Y.C. court tournamentVincent L. OsborneMaleska
Sat Jun 25, 197729DN.Y.C. court tournamentHallie & Gerald ParsonsMaleska
Sun Apr 10, 197770DKind of wit or pickFrances HansenMaleska
Tue Aug 3, 197618AInsect eggJim PlacknerWeng
Sat Feb 7, 197619AInsect eggMarjorie PedersenWeng
Tue Jan 6, 197623AInsect eggDeWitt AndersonWeng
Sun Nov 16, 197550APick or witThreba JohnsonWeng
Sun Mar 23, 1975126DInsect eggTom MixonWeng
Fri Nov 22, 197438AInsect eggBaronWeng
Wed Sep 11, 197462DInsect eggHallie & Gerald ParsonsWeng
Sun Jun 2, 197416DKind of pickerBert BeamanWeng
Sat Apr 6, 19749D___ pick (cavil)Harriet Gilson RosenbergWeng
Mon Mar 5, 197338DJuvenile louseUnknownWeng
Thu Feb 8, 197357AInsect eggUnknownWeng
Fri Jan 19, 197347DBasketball tourney: Abbr.UnknownWeng
Wed Jul 26, 19728DInsect eggUnknownWeng
Fri Jun 16, 197250AInsect eggUnknownWeng
Thu Apr 13, 197225AInsect eggUnknownWeng
Tue Aug 3, 197121DBasketball tourney: Abbr.UnknownWeng
Thu Jul 30, 19708DBasketball tourney: Abbr.UnknownWeng
Mon Nov 3, 196939ABasketball tourney: Abbr.UnknownWeng
Fri Aug 1, 196947APost season basketball tourney: Abbr.UnknownWeng
Sun Oct 1, 196727DN. Y.'s basketball tourney.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Sun Oct 30, 1966151DSlangy negative.Threba JohnsonFarrar
Sat Mar 14, 196419ASlangy negative.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jan 18, 196354DParasite egg.Kay RichmanFarrar
Sat Nov 3, 196262DSlangy negative.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 8, 196296DWee louse.Ted DombrasFarrar
Thu Apr 5, 195656DInsect egg.Helen FasuloFarrar
Wed Oct 26, 195556DKind of wit.UnknownFarrar
Sun Mar 6, 1955105AInsect egg.Maura JacobsonFarrar
Mon Jul 13, 195352AInsect egg.Bernice GordonFarrar
Sun Jul 5, 19534DInsect egg.Evelyn E. SmithFarrar
Fri Jan 2, 195324DInsect egg.Charles E. GerschFarrar
Thu Nov 27, 195250AParasite's egg.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jun 20, 195236DKind of wit.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jul 21, 195134AEgg of an insect.UnknownFarrar
Tue Dec 12, 195036DEgg of a parasite.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Jan 19, 1947108DInsect egg.W. W. WebsterFarrar
Sun Oct 20, 1946127AYoung insect.W. W. WebsterFarrar
Sun Sep 16, 194573DStage of insect life.Harriot T. CookeFarrar
Sun May 14, 194471DInsect egg.G. O. ButlerFarrar
Anagrams:INT, ITN, TIN
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