How many words is The Wee Free Men?

Book 30 of 41 in Discworld

1. 1The Colour of Magic65,092
2. 2The Light Fantastic63,521
3. 3Equal Rites65,447
4. 4Mort72,154
5. 5Sourcery77,958
6. 6Wyrd Sisters84,244
7. 7Pyramids86,528
8. 8Guards! Guards!97,182
9. 9Eric34,166
10. 10Moving Pictures95,179
11. 11Reaper Man78,881
12. 12Witches Abroad81,665
13. 13Small Gods89,973
14. 14Lords and Ladies88,124
15. 15Men at Arms93,107
16. 16Soul Music94,043
17. 17Interesting Times91,947
18. 18Maskerade85,631
19. 19Feet of Clay92,827
20. 20Hogfather93,803
21. 21Jingo103,743
22. 22The Last Continent94,713
23. 23Carpe Jugulum97,509
24. 24The Fifth Elephant106,677
25. 25The Truth102,851
26. 26Thief of Time100,984
27. 27The Last Hero39,807
28. 28The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents63,231
29. 29Night Watch113,096
30. 30The Wee Free Men72,878
31. 31Monstrous Regiment114,864
32. 32A Hat Full of Sky79,291
33. 33Going Postal116,380
34. 34Thud!109,085
35. 35Wintersmith87,523
36. 36Making Money112,495
37. 37Unseen Academicals134,939
38. 38I Shall Wear Midnight106,407
39. 39Snuff129,632
40. 40Raising Steam130,000
41. 41The Shepherd's Crown81,000

All of Discworld: 3,728,577 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 29% of the other 366 books here.

• Foundation and EmpireIsaac Asimov72,606 words
• The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig72,795 words
• The Titan's CurseRick Riordan72,995 words
• The Catcher in the RyeJ. D. Salinger73,404 words

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 72,336 to 73,584 words.

• arbookfind.comword count
• github.comword count
• content.schoolinsites.comword count
• penguin.co.ukpages of this edition · ISBN 9780552579193

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

Questions