Try this:

With A1 containing WWWEEERRRWWDDR

B1: =LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"W",""))

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"Wiley" wrote:

How do I count the number of letters in a string? For example, the number
"W" in this string "WWWEEERRRWWDDR" is 5.