English number words

23 in English Words

23 in English is:

twenty-three

American English · Short scale

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23 = 2 tens + 3 ones

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Ways to write 23 in English words
Style	Words
American English	twenty-three
British English	twenty-three

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Why the 23 part uses a hyphen

Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 23, the 23 part combines twenty and three, producing twenty-three.

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Numbers 23 to 32 in Words
Number	Words
23	twenty-three
24	twenty-four
25	twenty-five
26	twenty-six
27	twenty-seven
28	twenty-eight
29	twenty-nine
30	thirty
31	thirty-one
32	thirty-two

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23 in English words is twenty-three.

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