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A standard double-spaced page = ~250 words. A tweet = 280 characters. SMS = 160 characters.
Blog posts: 1,500–2,500 words. Short story: 1,000–7,500 words. Novel: 50,000–100,000 words.
At 200 words per minute, a 5-minute read = approximately 1,000 words.