My PhD maximum word limit is 100 000 but there is no specification on the minimum limit. Any ideas? The tricky aspect is that part of my data collection method was artefact analysis in which I tabulated information for 27 records and discussed it on the tables. This data is the core of my research but tables aren’t part of the word count especially since they are bulky and have numbered them as appendices. I am battling to reach 80 000 and just wondering if in such a case these appendices can be considered as part of word count or should I include them in the main thesis? Your urgent assistance will be appreciated.