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Word count to pages

How many pages is 100,000 words?

100,000 words is about 348 pages in a 6 x 9 in book or 398 pages at 5.5 x 8.5 in (11 pt). Reading time ≈ 7 h; audiobook ≈ 10.8 hours.

348pages at 6 x 9 in
398pages at 5.5 x 8.5 in
7 hreading time
10.8 haudiobook length

How many pages is 100,000 words?

Trim size10 pt11 pt12 pt11 pt nonfictionSpine (white, 11 pt)
5 x 8 in3984745844281.067 in
5.25 x 8 in3764465464021.004 in
5.5 x 8.5 in3283984563600.896 in
6 x 9 in2903484083140.784 in
6.14 x 9.21 in2703303862900.743 in
7 x 10 in2162543002280.572 in
8.5 x 11 in1641902221700.428 in
5.83 x 8.27 in3223904483520.878 in

Fiction estimates unless noted. Nonfiction typically fills pages more densely.

What this length means

100,000 words sits in the typical range for: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Fiction, Romance, Historical Romance, Romantasy, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Dystopian Fiction, Horror, Paranormal Fiction, Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Magical Realism, Action & Adventure, War Fiction, New Adult, Biography, Popular History, Popular Science, True Crime, Textbooks & Academic.

In standard manuscript format (12 pt, double-spaced) 100,000 words is about 400 manuscript pages at 250 words per page.

Average silent reading at about 238 words per minute takes 7 h. Narrated at roughly 155 words per minute, the audiobook runs about 10.8 finished hours.

Classics of similar length

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ≈ 99,704 wordsArthur Conan Doyle Old Times on the Upper Mississippi The Recollections of a Steamboat Pi ≈ 100,367 wordsGeorge Byron Merrick Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collecte ≈ 100,374 wordsEmperor of the French Napoleon I Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea ≈ 100,711 wordsJules Verne The cruise of the Nona ≈ 100,968 wordsHilaire Belloc The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 ≈ 98,975 wordsEdgar Allan Poe

Other lengths

85,000 words90,000 words95,000 words105,000 words110,000 words115,000 words

Frequently asked questions

How many pages is 100,000 words?
100,000 words is about 348 pages in a 6 x 9 in book or 398 pages at 5.5 x 8.5 in (11 pt). Reading time ≈ 7 h; audiobook ≈ 10.8 hours.
How many manuscript pages is 100,000 words?
About 400 pages double-spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman (≈250 words per page).
How long does it take to read 100,000 words?
About 7 h at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute.

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