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How many pages is The Word for World is Forest?

The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin has a median of 169 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 128 to 189 pages.

Median pages
169
9 editions counted
Range
128–192
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
46k
at 275 words per page
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How long will The Word for World is Forest take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
2 h 59 min
At 30 min a day
6 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

12515017520019801990200020101972: 189 pages1976: 169 pages1977: 128 pages1977: 128 pages1980: 128 pages1981: 169 pages2005: 144 pages2010: 189 pages2010: 192 pagesmedian 169
125150175200198020001972: 189 pages1976: 169 pages1977: 128 pages1977: 128 pages1980: 128 pages1981: 169 pages2005: 144 pages2010: 189 pages2010: 192 pagesmedian 169
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 39 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2010TorPaperback189OL25311552M
2010Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom–192OL29589961M
2005Tor TeenMass Market Paperback144OL8054095M
1981Berkley–169OL7501374M
1980Panther–128OL17086732M
1977Gollancz–128OL15068704M
1977Gollancz–128OL4478871M
1976Berkley Pub. Corp.–169OL15304088M

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Questions

How many pages is The Word for World is Forest?
About 169 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 128 to 192 pages.
How long does it take to read The Word for World is Forest?
About 2 h 59 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is The Word for World is Forest?
Roughly 46,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)); Wikidata: part of the series (P179) and series ordinal (Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors).