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No, it doesn't include the title. Except sometimes with the really tiny flash fiction stories where you have to stick to 50 words or less - then they won't let you get away with a 20 word title!!
I remember when in Uni (distant memory) we went to a session about the Masters dissertation we were about to embark on. (25k words) One student asked does the word count include the bibliography? As if.
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(No! I'm not thinking of adding a 100 word title so I can squeeze more in, silly!)
Thanks IG - glad you didn't think the question was silly!