How Many Words Is 10 Pages?

10 pages holds about 5,000 words single spaced and 2,500 words double spaced, in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins on US Letter paper. Change the font, size or spacing below.

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Spacing

10 pages is about

2,500 words

Times New Roman, 12 pt, double spaced

Single spaced5,000 words
Double spaced2,500 words

Writing to this target? Paste your draft into the word counter.

Common word counts

WordsSingleDouble
500 words12
750 words1.53
1,000 words24
1,200 words2.44.8
1,500 words36
2,000 words48
2,500 words510
3,000 words612
4,000 words816
5,000 words1020
10,000 words2040

12 pt Times New Roman, 1-inch margins.

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How to use the words in 10 pages

  1. Set the number of pages you need to fill.
  2. Pick the font, size and line spacing your assignment asks for.
  3. Use the word target, then check your draft in the word counter.

Questions

How many words is 10 pages double spaced?

About 2,500 words in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. Arial at 12 pt fits roughly 2,150, because its letters are wider.

How many words is 10 pages single spaced?

About 5,000 words in 12 pt Times New Roman, or roughly 4,300 in Arial.

Why do teachers set page counts instead of word counts?

Habit from the typewriter era. Because fonts, margins and spacing change the result, many universities now set word limits instead. If you only have a page count, ask which font and spacing are expected.