diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index ecf61067b..4864055da 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export enum SortBy {
   UPDATED = 'updated',
   PUBLISHED = 'published',
   READ = 'read',
-  WORDS_COUNT = 'wordsCount',
+  WORDS_COUNT = 'wordscount',
 }
 
 export enum SortOrder {
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
index f035454ff..73bb0b551 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
@@ -1857,6 +1857,54 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
         expect(res.body.data.search.edges[2].node.id).to.eq(items[0].id)
       })
     })
+
+    context('when sort:wordscount is in the query', () => {
+      let items: LibraryItem[] = []
+
+      before(async () => {
+        keyword = 'wordscount:>=10000 sort:wordscount'
+        // Create some test items
+        items = await createLibraryItems(
+          [
+            {
+              user,
+              title: 'test 1',
+              slug: 'test 1',
+              originalUrl: `${url}/test1`,
+              wordCount: 10000,
+            },
+            {
+              user,
+              title: 'test 2',
+              slug: 'test 2',
+              originalUrl: `${url}/test2`,
+              wordCount: 20000,
+            },
+            {
+              user,
+              title: 'test 3',
+              slug: 'test 3',
+              originalUrl: `${url}/test3`,
+              wordCount: 30000,
+            },
+          ],
+          user.id
+        )
+      })
+
+      after(async () => {
+        await deleteLibraryItems(items, user.id)
+      })
+
+      it('returns items in descending order of word count', async () => {
+        const res = await graphqlRequest(query, authToken).expect(200)
+
+        expect(res.body.data.search.pageInfo.totalCount).to.eql(3)
+        expect(res.body.data.search.edges[0].node.id).to.eq(items[2].id)
+        expect(res.body.data.search.edges[1].node.id).to.eq(items[1].id)
+        expect(res.body.data.search.edges[2].node.id).to.eq(items[0].id)
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('TypeaheadSearch API', () => {