If I understand correctly, this may do what you want.

=COUNTA(D1:D10)-(COUNTIF(D1:D10,"honey")+COUNTIF(D1:D10,"cows"))

Change the D1:D10 to yours.

HTH
Regards,
Howard

"SteveC" wrote in message
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=COUNTIF(Fundamentals!$B$2:$B$1000,OR("<*honey*", "<*cows*"))

this doesn't work...

any suggestions?

thanks very much.