Word Counter Online
Type or paste in the editor. The Words figure updates from the same segmentation used across Margin Meter. Other programs may still disagree on hyphens and punctuation.
What this page emphasizes
Empty text is 0. Several spaces in a row do not create extra words. “don’t” and “well-known” are typically counted as one word each. A line of only commas is 0 words. After you edit, glance at the margin again rather than trusting a remembered number.