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How many words is The Wide Window?

The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket has 31,699 words.

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Pages
208paperback, HarperTrophy, 2007
Reading time
2 h 7 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
3 h 25 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2000

Book 3 of 13 in A Series of Unfortunate Events

  1. 1The Bad Beginning24,130
  2. 2The Reptile Room29,139
  3. 3The Wide Window31,699
  4. 4The Miserable Mill28,990
  5. 5The Austere Academy33,697
  6. 6The Ersatz Elevator39,933
  7. 7The Vile Village39,357
  8. 8The Hostile Hospital37,752
  9. 9The Carnivorous Carnival43,681
  10. 10The Slippery Slope53,274
  11. 11The Grim Grotto48,671
  12. 12The Penultimate Peril40,557
  13. 13The End51,747

All of A Series of Unfortunate Events: 502,627 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 3% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 31,480 to 31,699 words.

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

Questions

How many words is The Wide Window?

The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket has 31,699 words.

How many pages is The Wide Window?

208 pages in the paperback, HarperTrophy, 2007 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Wide Window?

About 2 h 7 min at 250 words a minute, or 3 h 25 min as an audiobook.

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