Why the 71 part uses a hyphen
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 71, the 71 part combines seventy and one, producing seventy-one.
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71 in words is seventy-one.
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | seventy-one |
| British English | seventy-one |
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 71, the 71 part combines seventy and one, producing seventy-one.