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Bob Phillips
 
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Default count number of letters in a string
=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"W",""))

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


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