diff --git a/modules/siren-text-manipulation.el b/modules/siren-text-manipulation.el
index 527ec4e..ddc3af5 100644
--- a/modules/siren-text-manipulation.el
+++ b/modules/siren-text-manipulation.el
@@ -57,8 +57,22 @@
                           (lambda (x) (cons (random) (concat x "\n"))) lines)
                          (lambda (a b) (< (car a) (car b))))))))
 
+;; from: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SortWords
+(defun sort-words (reverse beg end)
+  "Sort words in region alphabetically, in REVERSE if negative.
+Prefixed with negative \\[universal-argument], sorts in reverse.
+
+The variable `sort-fold-case' determines whether alphabetic case
+affects the sort order.
+
+See `sort-regexp-fields'."
+  (interactive "*P\nr")
+  (sort-regexp-fields reverse "\\w+" "\\&" beg end))
+
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-c /") 'comment-or-uncomment-region-or-line)
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-/") 'comment-or-uncomment-region-or-line)
 
+(defalias 'sw 'sort-words)
+
 (provide 'siren-text-manipulation)
 ;;; siren-text-manipulation.el ends here