TeXcount is a Perl script that counts the number of words in the text of LaTeX files. It has rules for handling most of the common macros and provides colour coded output indicating which parts have been counted. Go to http://folk.uio.no/einarro/Comp/texwordcount.html for more information or to access the script online as a web service. The package, i.e. the script and all accompanying files, is distributed under the LaTeX Project Public License.