How to Total the Number of Words that Start with a Specific Letter

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  1. 2016
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I have a list of random words starting at A4 that can go down to A50, though it changes randomly, so sometimes it could be less than A50, but they always start at A4.

In column (F4:F29), I would like to list the total of words found in (A4:A50) that start with each letter of each word. Of course for any that are zero, I would prefer not to display if possible.

Example:
IF,
A4 = Alpha
A5 = Bravo
A6 = Delta
A7 = Dog
A8 = Elephant
etc..

Then respectively:
F4 = 1A (because only one word was found that started with 'A')
F5 = 1B
F6 = 2D (because only 2 words were found that started with 'D')
F7 = 1E
etc..

Hope that makes sense...
 
You're welcome & thanks for the feedback.
 
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