Word count

Word count is the most important part of the NaNoWriMo experience and the bar by which Nanoers measure their progress. Because the primary goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a novel of at least 50,000 words, participants must write at least 1,667 words per day in order to reach this goal. For some sessions of Camp Nanowrimo and other months with 31 days, it is 1,613 words per day. In FebNoWriMo (Spin-Off Event) it is 1,785 words a day during Non-Leap Years and 1,724 words a day during leap years.
Word count is the only measure of "success" on Nanowrimo; quality is irrelevant. There is a forum dedicated to tips and tricks on reaching higher word counts, as well as another forum dedicated to celebrating word counts. There are often multiple tools focused around word count, such as calendars and word count widgets. While some may measure wordcount by the day (which is tracked by the stats page), some may set hourly goals or smaller goals during word wars. Wrimos may also set challenges such as "Double your wordcount weekend" or use alternate daily goals such as Reverse NaNo which starts at a higher daily goal and gets progressively lower until it ends at a daily goal of 1.
Throughout the month of November, Wrimos update their unofficial Word Count by entering the amount of words they have written in to the box at the top right corner of the page, or by using the word count validator on the "Edit Novel Info" page of their profile. This box can be seen no matter where you are on the website. A Wrimo's word count is displayed in their word count bar, which shows up above their username when they post on the forums and in their profile.
The maximum word count one could enter has changed over the years. From 2002 to 2006 the maximum word count one could enter was 200,000 words. This limit was upped to 999,999 in 2007 until being reduced to 500,000 in 2010 and increased to 1,000,000 in 2011. Wrimos may still write more words than the word counter can handle, and a few overachievers do.
Starting with the 2013 sessions, Camp Nanowrimo participants have the option to set their own word count goals, ranging from 10,000 to 999,000 words. In 2016, the minimum goal became 30 to allow for non-wordcount goals, such as hours of editing or pages of scripts.
In 2015, a lifetime wordcount was added to profile pages, showing the total words logged in current and previous NaNoWriMo main events. It does not include Camp attempts and Camp NaNoWriMo currently does not have this functionality.
===Word Count Chart===
 NaNoWriMo Word Count Chart
DAY	DAILY	REVERSE	75 K 	100 K 	150 K 	200 K 	250 K 	300 K
1 	1667 	3346 	2500 	3334 	5000 	6668 	8335 	10000
2 	3334 	3216 	5000 	6668 	10000 	13336 	16670 	20000
3 	5001 	3101 	7500 	10002 	15000 	20004 	25005 	30000
4 	6668 	2986 	10000	13336 	20000 	26672 	33340 	40000
5 	8335 	2872 	12500	16670 	25000 	33340 	41675 	50000
6 	10002	2757 	15000	20004 	30000 	40008 	50010 	60000
7 	11669	2642 	17500	23338 	35000 	46676 	58345 	70000
8 	13336	2527 	20000	26672 	40000 	53344 	66680 	80000
9 	15003	2412 	22500	30006 	45000 	60012 	75015 	90000
10 	16670	2298 	25000	33340 	50000 	66680 	83350 	100000
11 	18337	2153 	27500	36674 	55000 	73348 	91685 	110000
12 	20004	2068 	30000	40008 	60000 	80016 	100020	120000
13 	21671	1953 	32500	43342 	65000 	86684 	108355	130000
14 	23338	1838 	35000	46676 	70000 	93352 	116690	140000
15 	25005	1724 	37500	50010 	75000 	100020	125025	150000
16 	26672	1609 	40000	53344 	80000 	106688	133360	160000
17 	28339	1494 	42500	56678 	85000 	113356	141695	170000
18 	30006	1379 	45000	60012 	90000 	120024	150030	180000
19 	31673	1264 	47250	63346 	95000 	126692	158365	190000
20 	33340	1150 	50000	66680 	100000	133360	166700	200000
21 	35007	1035 	52500	70014 	105000	140028	175035	210000
22 	36674	920 	55000	73348 	110000	146696	183370	220000
23 	38341	805 	57500	76682 	115000	153364	191705	230000
24 	40008	690 	60000	80016 	120000	160032	200040	240000
25 	41675	576 	62500	83350 	125000	166700	208375	250000
26 	43392	461 	65000	86684 	130000	173368	216710	260000
27 	45009	346 	67500	90018 	135000	180036	222045	270000
28 	46676	231 	70000	93352 	140000	186704	233380	280000
29 	48343	116 	72500	96688 	145000	193372	24715 	290000
30 	50010	1 	75000	100020	150000	200040	250050	300000
===Page count===
Scripts are typically counted by page count rather than word count, so Script Frenzy's equivalent to the 50,000 word goal was 100 pages. The validator for Script Frenzy required a submission in PDF and counted pages from that. Since the discontinuation of Script Frenzy, no validator for page count is available. Camp Nanowrimo does offer the option to set a script as your Camp project, but suggests a wordcount equivalent in lieu of pages.
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