How to Count the Number of Words in a Word Document

How to Count the Number of Words in a Word Document 

Method 1 

Take a look at the status bar at the bottom-right corner of the workspace.

See more information, click it to open Word Count dialog box. 

 Method 2 

Step 1: In Word, go to Review tab, click Word Count in the Proofing group.

In the Word Count dialog box, you can see the number of: Pages Words Characters Characters excluding spaces.

Method 3

Step 1: Click where you want to add the number of words that are in your document.

Step 2: On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Quick Parts.

Step3: In drop-down list of Quick Parts, click Field.

Step 4: In the Field names list, click NumWords, and then click OK.