Cube root of eight

The answer to “Cube root of eight” in the LA Times crossword is TWO — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 10, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 65-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Cube root of eight” answer

TWO (3 letters)

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Why the answer is TWO

Think about the number of legs on a pair of creatures! 🐾

What does TWO mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TWO is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Cube root of eight” appeared?

LA Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 10, 2026 (most recent) → TWO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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