J. R. R. Tolkien

How many words is The Fellowship of the Ring?

The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien has 177,227 words.

177,227words

Pages
416paperback, Harper Collins, 2001
Reading time
11 h 49 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
19 h 3 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1954

Book 1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

  1. 1The Fellowship of the Ring177,227
  2. 2The Two Towers143,436
  3. 3The Return of the King134,462

All of The Lord of the Rings: 455,125 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 76% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 177,227 to 187,790 words.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is The Fellowship of the Ring?

The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien has 177,227 words.

How many pages is The Fellowship of the Ring?

416 pages in the paperback, Harper Collins, 2001 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Fellowship of the Ring?

About 11 h 49 min at 250 words a minute, or 19 h 3 min as an audiobook.

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