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Twelth or twelfth?

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Correct spelling: twelfth. Misspelling: twelth.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Twelve becomes twelf + th: keep the F.

Why people write “twelth”

The misspelling “twelth” is only one letter off: it leaves out the F.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make twelfth automatic.

What does “twelfth” mean?

twelfth noun

  1. position 12 in a countable series of things
  2. one part in twelve equal parts

    Synonyms:duodecimal

twelfth adjective

  1. coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Twelfth” in a sentence

  • Today is the twelfth of May.

Is “twelfth” a playable word?

t 1w 4e 1l 1f 4t 1h 4

16 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“twelth” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from TWELFTH.

Twelfth: quick answers

Is it twelth or twelfth?
The correct spelling is twelfth. “twelth” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell twelfth?
Twelve becomes twelf + th: keep the F.
What does twelfth mean?
Twelfth means: position 12 in a countable series of things.