Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: twix
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A popular chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, consisting of two fingers of biscuit with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate).

Example Sentences

"Then—oh so casually—she was asked to select either a Twix bar or an apple, as thanks for her participation in the experiment."
"I even ate a Twix before bed each night, not once thinking about how many miles it would take me to run off the calories."
"Seamus scrapes his chair back with an ear-splitting screech and dashes off to make a phone call to get the patient back to the department. I finish his Twix."

Etymology

Brand name, a blend of twin + sticks, since there are two biscuits of the product in each package.

Inflected Forms

Twixes (plural)

Questions

What does twix mean?: A popular chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, consisting of two fingers of biscuit with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate).
Where does twix come from?: Brand name, a blend of twin + sticks, since there are two biscuits of the product in each package.

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