EIGHTH

Meaning

The ordinal form of the number eight.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-08-12TEGHIWY
• 2026-05-09TAEGHIM
• 2026-01-15IDTGEHW
• 2025-01-25ITAMGEH
• 2024-09-08HETIGNW
• 2024-07-25HDEGILT
• 2024-04-14HENIGMT
• 2023-08-15HEWIGTY
• 2023-07-08HAMTIGE
• 2023-05-04HTENIGL