error

[Zatoichi]

content = input('Enter English words:').lower()
counters = {}
words = content.split()

for word in words:
    
    word = words
    if word not in counters:
        counters [word] = 1 #First occurrence of a word starts counter
    else:
        counters [word] += 1 #if repeat word add to existing counter

for word, count in counters.items():
    print (word, count)

Error:
 line 8, in <module>
  if word not in counters:

builtins.TypeError: unhashable type: 'list'

I am trying to make a word count from words that a user enters and I came to this error and I am unfamiliar with it. If someone could explain or some good material that would help me better understand the error that would be great. Thanks!

[snippsat]

Remove this and it should work.

word = words

[Zatoichi]

Thanks! That worked.