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title: "221 in words"
description: "221 in words is \"two hundred twenty-one\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 221 in words

**221 in words: Two hundred twenty-one**

221 is written "two hundred twenty-one". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "two hundred and twenty-one"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*200 + 20 + 1 = 221*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | hundreds | 200 | two hundred |
| 2 | tens | 20 | twenty |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Two hundred twenty-one
- **In words (UK):** Two hundred and twenty-one
- **Ordinal:** 221st — two hundred twenty-first
- **Roman numeral:** CCXXI
- **Digits:** 221

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Two hundred and twenty-one and 00/100" — or "Two hundred and twenty-one only" in Indian and much of Commonwealth practice. The fraction or the word "only" exists to stop anyone appending digits after what you wrote. Draw a line through any space left over for the same reason.

## Common questions

### How do you write 221 in words?

Two hundred twenty-one. In British English, "two hundred and twenty-one".

### What is the ordinal of 221?

Two hundred twenty-first, written 221st.

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## Sources

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