jQuery.validator.addMethod("maxWords", function(value, element, params) { 
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length < params; 
}, "Please enter {0} words or less."); 
 
jQuery.validator.addMethod("minWords", function(value, element, params) { 
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length >= params; 
}, "Please enter at least {0} words."); 
 
jQuery.validator.addMethod("rangeWords", function(value, element, params) { 
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length >= params[0] && value.match(/bw+b/g).length < params[1]; 
}, "Please enter between {0} and {1} words.");

/**
 * matches US phone number format 
 * 
 * where the area code may not start with 1 and the prefix may not start with 1 
 * allows '-' or ' ' as a separator and allows parens around area code 
 * some people may want to put a '1' in front of their number 
 * 
 * 1(212)-999-2345
 * or
 * 212 999 2344
 * or
 * 212-999-0983
 * 
 * but not
 * 111-123-5434
 * and not
 * 212 123 4567
 */
jQuery.validator.addMethod("phone", function(phone_number, element) {
    phone_number = phone_number.replace(/\s+/g, ""); 
	return this.optional(element) || phone_number.length > 9 &&
		phone_number.match(/^(1-?)?(\([2-9]\d{2}\)|[2-9]\d{2})-?[2-9]\d{2}-?\d{4}$/);
}, "Please specify a valid phone number");