The term 'cherry pit' refers to the hard seed found inside a cherry. The crossword solutions for this term are 'nutlet' (6 letters) and 'STONE' (5 letters). Both of these words refer to the hard, inedible seed found inside a cherry. Nutlet is a diminutive form of the word 'NUT, ' which is a type of hard-shelled fruit with a single seed inside. STONE is another word for the hard seed found inside a cherry.