Originally posted by Scribble
2000 words generally, but we have a 10% over/under thing, so if I can get 150 more words (currently on 1700) then I'm safely within the word limit
But what about the content though, brev? Seriously, if I were you I'd stop worrying about the word count and focus more on the content. If you just focus on covering everything in the brief/task description you'll likely make the word count anyway.