Hi,
Try this code from Chip Pearson's page.
Sub CountWords()
Dim WordCount As Long
Dim Rng As Range
Dim S As String
Dim N As Long
For Each Rng In ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Cells
S = Application.WorksheetFunction.Trim(Rng.Text)
N = 0
If S <> vbNullString Then
N = Len(S) - Len(Replace(S, " ", "")) + 1
End If
WordCount = WordCount + N
Next Rng
MsgBox "Words In ActiveSheet Sheet: " & Format(WordCount,"#,##0")
End Sub
Dave