Why the 88 part uses a hyphen
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 88, the 88 part combines eighty and eight, producing eighty-eight.
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88 in Words
88 in words is eighty-eight.
English Style Variants
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | eighty-eight |
| British English | eighty-eight |