At the bottom of the suggestions sidebar, you'll find an up arrow icon that allows you to toggle between Word count , Sentence length , and a Flesch-Kincaid score for your content.
The Flesch-Kincaid grade level formula gives a numerical score which approximates the US grade level of education necessary to understand your content. The higher the score, the more difficult the content is to read. This type of grade level scoring emphasizes sentence length, rather than word length.
Writer also provides tool tips when hovering over the Flesch-Kincaid score:
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Readability score range |
Tooltip |
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0-5.9 |
Very easy to read Good for people with limited literacy |
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6.0-6.9 |
Easy to read Considered conversational English |
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7.0-7.9 |
Fairly easy to read Meets plain language guidelines |
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8.0-9.9 |
Good for the average adult reader Meets plain language guidelines |
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10.0-12.9 |
Fairly difficult to read More difficult than plain language guidelines suggest |
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13.0-13.9 |
Difficult to read More difficult than plain language guidelines suggest |
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14.0+ |
Very difficult to read Best understood by people with high literacy |