Studies have apparently shown that a woman uses 7 words for every one word a man uses. I'm not certain if a man's grunting, farting or burping is included in this ratio.
While not exactly words, they do have a certain phonetic quality, and are universally understood.:)
EDIT: I just finished dinner. I ate all of it because it was good. The missus came out, looked at my empty plate and asked "So hun, how was your dinner tonight?". I thought the fact my plate was empty would be self explanatory...but I obliged her by saying "fine". (7 words to one).
btw, when a guy says "fine", it means, well, fine. When a female says fine...not good news.