<form method="POST" name="wordcount">
  <script language="JavaScript">

function countit(){

var formcontent=document.wordcount.wordcount2.value
formcontent=formcontent.split(" ")
document.wordcount.wordcount3.value=formcontent.length
}
</script>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
    <tr>
      <td width="100%"><textarea rows="12" name="wordcount2" cols="60" wrap="virtual"></textarea></td>
    </tr>
      </table>
</form>