TWIXT
What does "TWIXT" mean?
A shortened, poetic form of 'betwixt', meaning between two things.
Meanings
- Between; in the space or relationship separating two things (chiefly poetic or archaic). Twixt sea and sky there was no telling where one ended. archaic
Word origin
A clipped form of 'betwixt', from Old English 'betweox' / 'betwux', built on the root of 'two'; the dropped first syllable is marked by an apostrophe ('twixt) in older verse.
Remember it
TWIXT is BeTWIXT with the front bitten off - both start from 'two', the number a between-space always needs.
A little poem
Twixt the last lamp and the first cold star,
the road forgets how long roads are.
couplet
What it teaches
Most of life is lived twixt one thing and the next - the in-between is not the wait, it is the place.
Quick facts
What does TWIXT mean?
A shortened, poetic form of 'betwixt', meaning between two things.
Is TWIXT a valid word?
Yes — TWIXT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TWIXT?
TWIXT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TWIXT come from?
A clipped form of 'betwixt', from Old English 'betweox' / 'betwux', built on the root of 'two'; the dropped first syllable is marked by an apostrophe ('twixt) in older verse.
What can TWIXT teach us?
Most of life is lived twixt one thing and the next - the in-between is not the wait, it is the place.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.