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title: "88 in words"
description: "88 in words is \"eighty-eight\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 88 in words

**88 in words: Eighty-eight**

88 is written "eighty-eight". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*80 + 8 = 88*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |
| 8 | ones | 8 | eight |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eighty-eight
- **In words (UK):** Eighty-eight
- **Ordinal:** 88th — eighty-eighth
- **Roman numeral:** LXXXVIII
- **Digits:** 88

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eighty-eight and 00/100" — or "Eighty-eight 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 88 in words?

Eighty-eight. In British English, "eighty-eight".

### What is the ordinal of 88?

Eighty-eighth, written 88th.

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## Sources

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