diff --git a/chapters.php b/chapters.php
index 5406dcdb..a38f05da 100644
--- a/chapters.php
+++ b/chapters.php
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ foreach ( $meta_query_stack as $part ) {
   $query_args['meta_query'][] = $part;
 }
 
+// Order by words?
+if ( $orderby === 'words' ) {
+  $query_args['orderby'] = 'meta_value_num modified';
+  $query_args['meta_key'] = '_word_count';
+}
+
 // Append date query (if any)
 $query_args = fictioneer_append_date_query( $query_args, $ago, $orderby );
 
diff --git a/includes/functions/_query_helpers.php b/includes/functions/_query_helpers.php
index 163ee3a1..017e298a 100644
--- a/includes/functions/_query_helpers.php
+++ b/includes/functions/_query_helpers.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 function fictioneer_allowed_orderby() {
-  $defaults = ['modified', 'date', 'title', 'rand', 'name', 'ID', 'comment_count', 'type', 'post__in', 'author'];
+  $defaults = ['modified', 'date', 'title', 'rand', 'name', 'ID', 'comment_count', 'type', 'post__in', 'author', 'words'];
 
   return apply_filters( 'fictioneer_filter_allowed_orderby', $defaults );
 }
diff --git a/includes/functions/hooks/_general_hooks.php b/includes/functions/hooks/_general_hooks.php
index 7d998e15..963ee4d3 100644
--- a/includes/functions/hooks/_general_hooks.php
+++ b/includes/functions/hooks/_general_hooks.php
@@ -488,19 +488,26 @@ function fictioneer_sort_order_filter_interface( $args ) {
   // Order menu options
   $orderby_menu = array(
     'modified' => array(
-      'label' => __( 'Updated', 'fictioneer' ),
+      'label' => _x( 'Updated', 'Sort and filter option.', 'fictioneer' ),
       'url' => add_query_arg( array( 'orderby' => 'modified' ), $current_url ) . '#sof'
     ),
     'date' => array(
-      'label' => __( 'Published', 'fictioneer' ),
+      'label' => _x( 'Published', 'Sort and filter option.', 'fictioneer' ),
       'url' => add_query_arg( array( 'orderby' => 'date' ), $current_url ) . '#sof'
     ),
     'title' => array(
-      'label' => __( 'By Title', 'fictioneer' ),
+      'label' => _x( 'Title', 'Sort and filter option.', 'fictioneer' ),
       'url' => add_query_arg( array( 'orderby' => 'title' ), $current_url ) . '#sof'
     )
   );
 
+  if ( ! is_archive() ) {
+    $orderby_menu['words'] = array(
+      'label' => _x( 'Words', 'Sort and filter option.', 'fictioneer' ),
+      'url' => add_query_arg( array( 'orderby' => 'words' ), $current_url ) . '#sof'
+    );
+  }
+
   // Filter orderby options
   $orderby_menu = apply_filters( 'fictioneer_filter_sof_orderby_options', $orderby_menu, $current_url, $args );
 
diff --git a/stories.php b/stories.php
index f36d0a4b..a15f550a 100644
--- a/stories.php
+++ b/stories.php
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ foreach ( $meta_query_stack as $part ) {
   $query_args['meta_query'][] = $part;
 }
 
+// Order by words?
+if ( $orderby === 'words' ) {
+  $query_args['orderby'] = 'meta_value_num modified';
+  $query_args['meta_key'] = 'fictioneer_story_total_word_count';
+}
+
 // Order by latest chapter update timestamp?
 if ( FICTIONEER_ORDER_STORIES_BY_LATEST_CHAPTER && $orderby === 'modified' ) {
   $query_args['orderby'] = 'meta_value modified';