You might need to count how many cells contain a given word, or how many times a given word appears in a cell. In this tutorial, we will see both types of problems and different ways to solve them, …

Jul 31, 2024 · We’ll use a case-sensitive Excel function, the EXACT function, along with the SUMPRODUCT function, and add a double minus sign, which converts TRUE and FALSE values …

Sep 22, 2025 · Unfortunately, Excel doesn’t have a built-in method for counting words. But there are a few clever ways to get the result you need. This post will show you how you can count how many …

Aug 29, 2024 · By combining several Excel functions to make complex formulas, anything is almost possible in Excel including how to count words. 🚀 This tutorial will show you how to count the total …

Jul 24, 2022 · This tutorial explains how to count specific words in Excel, including several examples.

Jul 31, 2025 · Discover multiple methods to calculate word counts in Excel cells, ranges, and for specific words, using built-in functions and custom formulas.

Jun 17, 2024 · This tutorial will walk you through each step needed to count specific words in an Excel column using Excel functions. By the end of this guide, you will know how to set up and execute …

To count the total number of words in cell A1, subtract the length of the string without spaces (formula from step 4) from the length of the string with only regular spaces (formula from step 2) and add 1.

There is no in-built function to count the number of words in a cell or range of cells in Excel. We can get the total word count by combining the LEN and SUBSTITUTE functions from a single cell. However, …

To get the word count, we first need to remove all the extra spaces (such that there is only one space character between two words) and then count the total number of spaces. Here is the formula that …