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How many minutes is 600 words?

600 words takes 4 min to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 600 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

600 words

Speaking time

4 minutes 0 seconds

at 150 words per minute

Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s TV Spot225 secs over limit
  • 30s Radio Spot210 secs over limit
  • 60s Radio Spot180 secs over limit

600 words at different speaking speeds

StylePaceTime
Eulogy (Deliberate)110 WPM5 min 27 sec
Conversational (YouTube)150 WPM4 min
Audiobook (Narration)155 WPM3 min 52 sec
Commercial (Fast ad read)165 WPM3 min 38 sec

How long is 600 words on the page?

600 words is roughly 1.2 single-spaced pages, or 2.4double-spaced pages. Reading silently is faster than speaking, so use the speaking times above whenever the words will be said out loud.

Other word counts

Need something else? The full script timer has presets for every pace and ad-spot length.