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title: "888 in words"
description: "888 in words is \"eight hundred eighty-eight\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 888 in words

**888 in words: Eight hundred eighty-eight**

888 is written "eight hundred eighty-eight". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "eight hundred and eighty-eight"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*800 + 80 + 8 = 888*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | hundreds | 800 | eight hundred |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |
| 8 | ones | 8 | eight |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eight hundred eighty-eight
- **In words (UK):** Eight hundred and eighty-eight
- **Ordinal:** 888th — eight hundred eighty-eighth
- **Roman numeral:** DCCCLXXXVIII
- **Digits:** 888

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and eighty-eight and 00/100" — or "Eight hundred and 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 888 in words?

Eight hundred eighty-eight. In British English, "eight hundred and eighty-eight".

### What is the ordinal of 888?

Eight hundred eighty-eighth, written 888th.

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