diff --git a/src/components/Exercises/Writing.tsx b/src/components/Exercises/Writing.tsx
index ee4481b8..b03811cb 100644
--- a/src/components/Exercises/Writing.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Exercises/Writing.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export default function Writing({
 						placeholder="Write your text here..."
 						spellCheck={false}
 					/>
+					<span className="text-base self-end text-mti-gray-cool">Word Count: {inputText.split(" ").filter((x) => x !== "").length}</span>
 				</div>
 			</div>