Why the 25 part uses a hyphen
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 25, the 25 part combines twenty and five, producing twenty-five.
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25 in words is twenty-five.
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | twenty-five |
| British English | twenty-five |
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 25, the 25 part combines twenty and five, producing twenty-five.