Book Word Count Lookup
Search for a book and see how many words it has, plus words per page and an estimated reading time.
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Word count
Search for a book to see its word count, or start with a popular title:
How many words are in a typical book?
Word counts vary widely by format and audience, but most books fall within these ranges:
Board book
0 – 300 words
Picture book
200 – 1,000 words
Early reader
100 – 2,500 words
Chapter book
4,000 – 15,000 words
Middle grade novel
25,000 – 55,000 words
Young adult novel
50,000 – 80,000 words
Adult novel
70,000 – 120,000 words
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How to use this tool
Word count is one of the most practical ways to size up a book. It tells you more about actual reading load than page count, which shifts with trim size, font, and format.
Search a title to see the word count Bookroo has for it. Counts marked with a tilde are Bookroo estimates rather than publisher-provided figures, which is still usually close enough for planning reading time or comparing two books.
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