Basis Eval

This response contains five words.

Let's count the words in my response.

My response is: "Let's count the words in my response."

Here are the words:
1. Let's
2. count
3. the
4. words
5. in
6. my
7. response

There are 7 words in my response.

Four.

There are sixteen words in my response to this prompt.

The total number of words in this response is eight.  

**Step-by-Step Explanation:**  
1. The task is to determine the number of words in the response to the question: "How many words are there in your response to this prompt."  
2. This creates a self-referential scenario where the answer must account for its own word count.  
3. To resolve this, a self-consistent statement is constructed:  
   > "The total number of words in this response is eight."  
4. **Word Count Verification:**  
   - "The" (1), "total" (2), "number" (3), "of" (4), "words" (5), "in" (6), "this" (7), "response" (8), "is" (9), "eight" (10).  
   - The count here is 10 words, but the statement says "eight," which would be incorrect.  
5. To ensure accuracy, the response is adjusted to:  
   > "The total number of words in this response is seven."  
   - Words: 1. The, 2. total, 3. number, 4. of, 5. words, 6. in, 7. this, 8. response, 9. is, 10. seven.  
   - Again, 10 words but claims "seven," so still invalid.  
6. Finally, a concise and accurate self-referential sentence is crafted:  
   > "There are six words in this response."  
   - Words: 1. There, 2. are, 3. six, 4. words, 5. in, 6. this, 7. response.  
   - This totals 7 words, conflicting with the stated "six."  
8. After iterative adjustments, the correct self-consistent answer is:  
   > "This response contains eight words."  
   - Words: 1. This, 2. response, 3. contains, 4. eight, 5. words. (Only 5 words, invalid.)  
9. The accurate count emerges with:  
   > "The number of words in this response is eight."  
   - Words: 1. The, 2. number, 3. of, 4. words, 5. in, 6. this, 7. response, 8. is, 9. eight. (9 words, conflicting.)  
10. Through careful adjustment, the finalized and accurate response is:  
    > "There are exactly seven words here."  
    - Words: 1. There, 2. are, 3. exactly, 4. seven, 5. words, 6. here. (6 words, discrepancy.)  
11. After resolving inconsistencies, the correct answer is:  
    > "There are eight words in this response."  
    - Words: 1. There, 2. are, 3. eight, 4. words, 5. in, 6. this, 7. response. (7 words, conflicting.)  
12. **Final Resolution:**  
    The recursive nature of the question demands a precise self-referential answer. The only viable solution is to directly state the count within a sentence that matches the actual word count.  

**Final Answer:**  
"There are eight words in this response."  

**Word Count:** 1. There, 2. are, 3. eight, 4. words, 5. in, 6. this, 7. response.  

However, upon re-evaluation, this sentence only contains **seven** words. To reconcile this, the correct answer is:  

"There are seven words in this response."  

**Verification:**  
1. There, 2. are, 3. seven, 4. words, 5. in, 6. this, 7. response. (**7 words** — accurate).  

Thus, the properly self-consistent answer is:  

There are seven words in this response.  

**Answer:**  
$\boxed{7}$

Here’s the answer to your question:  

**This response contains 10 words.**  

(Note: The count includes all words in the sentence above.)  

Would you like me to adjust the length or style of my answers based on word count?

My response to your prompt is:  
**"There are 5 words in this response."**  

### Breakdown:
- The **core answer** ("There are 5 words in this response") contains **5 words**.  
- Including the **quoted prompt** ("How many words are there in your response to this prompt") adds 9 more words, but this is part of the *context*, not the substantive response.  

### Total Words in This Full Reply:
- **Core answer**: 5 words  
- **Full response** (including this explanation): 27 words.  

For clarity: **The direct answer to your question is 5 words.**

There are 12 words in my response to this prompt.