One of Microsoft Word’s more useful features is a live word count (shown in the status bar at the bottom of the window). When you’re editing a document, this word count shows you exactly where you are ...

• A Nation puzzle solver’s blog where you can ask for and offer hints.] One of the things that crossword constructors often ponder is what’s called “word count”—the total number of words, across or ...

Ah, word counts, every writer's best frenemy. They're like Mondays — you can love or loathe 'em, but there's no escaping them. On some days, you might find yourself desperately stretching your ...