twice

Meanings

Adverb

two times
- "I called her twice"
to double the degree

Adv

Two times.
Doubled in quantity, intensity, or degree.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier twise, from Middle English twies, twiȝes, from Old English twīġes (“twice”), from twīwa, twīġa ("twice"; whence Middle English twie (“twice”)) + -es (adverbial genitive ending). Related to Saterland Frisian twäie (“twice”), Middle Low German twiges, twies (“twice”), Middle High German zwies (“twice”). Equivalent to twi- (“(in) two; both”) + -ce. Similarly constructed to the prefixes bis- and dis-, borrowed from Indo-European cognates.

Synonyms

bis, double, doubly, twice, twicet, two times, twofold

Antonyms

once

Scrabble Score: 10

twice is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
twice is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
twice is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

twice is a valid Words With Friends word