how can i find all words of a specific character length?

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looking to search and find words of a specific character length.
thanks
 
In the More section of the find box, select Use wildcards. If you then enter
a space and 5 question marks and another space you will find words of 5
characters. Unfortunately you will also find phrases totalling 5 characters
eg "go to". Hope this helps until someone with a better solution responds.
 
With "Use Wildcards" checked,

search for

<[a-zA-z]{5}>

HTH

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Helmut Weber, MVP WordVBA

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