How to prevent publishing posts under a minimum number of words on WordPress

<?php
/**
 * Prevent publishing posts under a minimum number of words.
 *
 * @param int     $post_id The id of the post.
 * @param WP_Post $post    The post object.
 *
 * @return void
 */
function wpcode_snippet_publish_min_words($post_id, $post) {
    // Edit the line below to set the desired minimum number of words.
    $word_count = 100;

    if (str_word_count($post->post_content) < $word_count) {
        wp_die(
            sprintf(
                // Translators: placeholder adds the minimum number of words.
                esc_html__('The post content is below the minimum word count. Your post needs to have at least %d words to be published.'),
                absint($word_count)
            )
        );
    }
}

add_action('publish_post', 'wpcode_snippet_publish_min_words', 9, 2);