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@@ -243,4 +243,91 @@ the deletion might narrow the column."
       (org-table-copy-down n)
     (acdw-org/return-dwim n)))
 
+(defun acdw-org/word-count (beg end
+                                &optional count-latex-macro-args?
+                                count-footnotes?)
+  "Report the number of words in the Org mode buffer or selected region.
+Ignores:
+- comments
+- tables
+- source code blocks (#+BEGIN_SRC ... #+END_SRC, and inline blocks)
+- hyperlinks (but does count words in hyperlink descriptions)
+- tags, priorities, and TODO keywords in headers
+- sections tagged as 'not for export'.
+
+The text of footnote definitions is ignored, unless the optional argument
+COUNT-FOOTNOTES? is non-nil.
+
+If the optional argument COUNT-LATEX-MACRO-ARGS? is non-nil, the word count
+includes LaTeX macro arguments (the material between {curly braces}).
+Otherwise, and by default, every LaTeX macro counts as 1 word regardless
+of its arguments."
+  (interactive "r")
+  (unless mark-active
+    (setf beg (point-min)
+          end (point-max)))
+  (let ((wc 0)
+        (latex-macro-regexp "\\\\[A-Za-z]+\\(\\[[^]]*\\]\\|\\){\\([^}]*\\)}"))
+    (save-excursion
+      (goto-char beg)
+      (while (< (point) end)
+        (cond
+         ;; Ignore comments.
+         ((or (org-in-commented-line) (org-at-table-p))
+          nil)
+         ;; Ignore hyperlinks. But if link has a description, count
+         ;; the words within the description.
+         ((looking-at org-bracket-link-analytic-regexp)
+          (when (match-string-no-properties 5)
+            (let ((desc (match-string-no-properties 5)))
+              (save-match-data
+                (incf wc (length (remove "" (org-split-string
+                                             desc "\\W")))))))
+          (goto-char (match-end 0)))
+         ((looking-at org-any-link-re)
+          (goto-char (match-end 0)))
+         ;; Ignore source code blocks.
+         ((org-in-regexps-block-p "^#\\+BEGIN_SRC\\W" "^#\\+END_SRC\\W")
+          nil)
+         ;; Ignore inline source blocks, counting them as 1 word.
+         ((save-excursion
+            (backward-char)
+            (looking-at org-babel-inline-src-block-regexp))
+          (goto-char (match-end 0))
+          (setf wc (+ 2 wc)))
+         ;; Count latex macros as 1 word, ignoring their arguments.
+         ((save-excursion
+            (backward-char)
+            (looking-at latex-macro-regexp))
+          (goto-char (if count-latex-macro-args?
+                         (match-beginning 2)
+                       (match-end 0)))
+          (setf wc (+ 2 wc)))
+         ;; Ignore footnotes.
+         ((and (not count-footnotes?)
+               (or (org-footnote-at-definition-p)
+                   (org-footnote-at-reference-p)))
+          nil)
+         (t
+          (let ((contexts (org-context)))
+            (cond
+             ;; Ignore tags and TODO keywords, etc.
+             ((or (assoc :todo-keyword contexts)
+                  (assoc :priority contexts)
+                  (assoc :keyword contexts)
+                  (assoc :checkbox contexts))
+              nil)
+             ;; Ignore sections marked with tags that are
+             ;; excluded from export.
+             ((assoc :tags contexts)
+              (if (intersection (org-get-tags-at) org-export-exclude-tags
+                                :test 'equal)
+                  (org-forward-same-level 1)
+                nil))
+             (t
+              (incf wc))))))
+        (re-search-forward "\\w+\\W*")))
+    (message (format "%d words in %s." wc
+                     (if mark-active "region" "buffer")))))
+
 (provide 'acdw-org)