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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23 in words is twenty-three.
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | twenty-three |
| British English | twenty-three |
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.