Calculating an average of numbers. AVERAGEAA To get a row average enter the row reference. L is the average number of letters per 100 words and S is the average number of sentences per 100 words.
Divide the result by 10 to find the average number of words per line.
If the material is long take a subsample from the beginning middle and end. Both the number of words and the average word size should be displayed on the screen. Another way to count the number of characters or words in letters is through a character counter online. The CHAR function converts the rounded number into a letter.