A LITTLE WORD KNOW-HOW

Fourteen or Forteen? Correct Spelling & Examples

The number 14 is spelled fourteen. It keeps the U in four.

See it in a sentence

Fourteen players finished the puzzle.

Try a quick check

Write the number in “There are ___ clues.” Fourteen is correct. Compare FOUR with FOURTEEN and then FORTY: fourteen retains the U, while forty does not. That difference is why following the spelling of forty can lead you astray. In a fourteen-letter answer field, the number of available boxes still needs checking separately.