How to sum Diffrrent Alphabets or specific words

[zabee]

If below mentioned cells contains
a2=Y or yes
a3=Y or yes
a4=N or No
a5=Y or yes
a6=N or No
a7=Y or yes
a8=N or No
In a9 cell (how can i sum how many
times in above cells(a2:a8) it was "Y" and how
many times it was "N")

 

[snowblizz]

=countif(A2:A8,"N")
=countif(A2:A8,"Y")

 

[zabee]

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