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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T02:20:23+00:00 2026-05-26T02:20:23+00:00

I want to know how to count some cells in excel based on its

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I want to know how to count some cells in excel based on its contents.

For example, I have something like this:

aa
ad
sa
fafv
xcv
aaw
gadf
aae

I want to count all if it begins or contains "aa".

How can this be acheived?

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    2026-05-26T02:20:24+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 2:20 am

    If list is in range A1:A8 use

    =COUNTIF(A1:A8,"*aa*")  ' for contains
    
    =COUNTIF(A1:A8,"aa*")  ' for begins with
    
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