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You can count the number of words in your vim buffer by pressing g and then ctrl+g. You should see output at the bottom that looks something like:

Col 1 of 0; Line 12 of 13; Word 21 of 32; Byte 241 of 295

You can also do the same for a highlighted block. After you highlight a block of words, press g and then ctrl+g and the word count for that block will show up in the output bar.

Selected 1 of 19 Lines; 31 of 99 Words; 161 of 625 Bytes