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# **Count the words in a cell**

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In B2, count the words in A2. There is one more word than there are spaces, and LEN(A2) minus the length without spaces, LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","")), is the number of spaces.

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|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 1 | Headline | Words |  |  |  | |
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