Ah ... I missed that possible interpretation, JE. Perhaps it's a combination
of yours and mine! <g

Regards,

Vasant



"JE McGimpsey" wrote in message
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One way:

=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"d","") & "d"

In article ,
"Steve" wrote:

Can I sum up specific letters in a range of cells?

for example: d+d+d=3d