How to check repeated letters in a string c#

Question

I am creating a program that checks repeated letters in a string.

For Example:

wooooooooooow
happpppppppy

This is my

Answer 1

 public int RepeatedLetters(string word)
        {
            var count = 0;
            for (var i = 0; i < word.Count()-1; i++)
            {
                if (word[i] == word[i+1])
                {
                    count++;
                }
            }
            return count;
        }