◆ Recipe · 2 steps
Sort, dedupe and count a list
Sort a list, remove the duplicates, then count the words and characters in the cleaned result.
Why this recipe exists. A messy paste from a spreadsheet or a chat log is hard to read and hard to trust. Sorting and deduping first, then counting, tells you what you actually have before it goes anywhere.
01 Sequence
The steps
Each step is a live tool. Open it, do the work, then send the result on.
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Paste the list, turn on Remove duplicates and Trim spaces, then sort A→Z.
Send result carries this value to the next step.
LINES feeds Word Counter
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Count the words, characters and reading time of the cleaned list.
Send result carries this value to the next step.
02 Proof
A real run
Run by hand in a browser — the same input and output you get here.
Input Value
Starting input
banana Apple banana cherry
Step 1 · Line Sorter
Apple banana cherry
Step 2 · Word Counter
3 words · 19 characters · 19 without spaces · 1 sentence · 1 paragraph · < 1 min read
03 Edges
If it breaks
One concrete edge case per step.
- Line Sorter: Numeric sort on a line that is not a number, such as “one”, shows “Some lines are not numbers — those stay at the end.” and still produces output.
- Word Counter: Empty text shows “Add some text to count.” rather than a row of zeros, so a blank list is obvious before you copy the numbers.