Why the 72 part uses a hyphen
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 72, the 72 part combines seventy and two, producing seventy-two.
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72 in Words
72 in words is seventy-two.
English Style Variants
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | seventy-two |
| British English | seventy-two |