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Thank you for the answer provided - it does work, but the +1 at the end does add a default &quot;1&quot; in each relevant formulated block. By contrast, leaving out the +1 results in the word count being one word short. &nbsp;Is there a way to modify the formula, so the word count defaults to zero, and isn't one word short at the same time?
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Thank you for the answer provided - it does work, but the +1 at the end does add a default "1" in each relevant formulated block. By contrast, leaving out the +1 results in the word count being one word short.  Is there a way to modify the formula, so the word count defaults to zero, and isn't one word short at the same time?

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Found what we were looking for, in this alternative formula: =if(A1=&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,counta(split(<wbr />A1,&quot; &quot;))) &nbsp;. Substitute &quot;A1&quot; for the cell in which you want to calculate the number of words. &nbsp;Here is the link to the answer found in Google product forums : <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/docs/FMxJRxDNI1E" rel="ugc">https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/docs/FMxJRxDNI1E</a>
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Found what we were looking for, in this alternative formula: =if(A1="","",counta(split(A1," ")))  . Substitute "A1" for the cell in which you want to calculate the number of words.  Here is the link to the answer found in Google product forums : https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/docs/FMxJRxDNI1E [https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/docs/FMxJRxDNI1E]

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In Column A, I have got an English sentence. In Column B, I'd like to get a Word Count of Column A. Is there a Simple formula or method to do this? Please provide simple instructions for a novice in Google sheets, thanks
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In Column A, I have got an English sentence. In Column B, I'd like to get a Word Count of Column A. Is there a Simple formula or method to do this? Please provide simple instructions for a novice in Google sheets, thanks

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