Word Counter

package Trial;
public class Trial1
{
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
               String essay = "words words words";
               int count = 0;
               for(int x = 0; x < essay.length(); x++)
               {
                   if(essay.charAt(x) == ' ')
                   {
                       count++;
                   }
               }

               System.out.println(count);
        }
}