diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4485d289..8ce293233 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     "packages/*"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "check": "check && bun run --sequential --workspaces check",
+    "check": "bun run cspell-order:check && check && bun run --sequential --workspaces check",
+    "cspell-order:check": "bun run scripts/check-cspell-order.ts",
+    "cspell-order:format": "bun run scripts/format-cspell-order.ts",
     "test": "bun run --workspaces test run",
     "test:coverage": "bun run --workspaces test:coverage",
     "prepare": "simple-git-hooks",
diff --git a/scripts/check-cspell-order.ts b/scripts/check-cspell-order.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b5cf7697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-cspell-order.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const configPath = 'cspell.yml';
+const lines = (await Bun.file(configPath).text()).split('\n');
+const wordsSectionIndex = lines.findIndex((line) => /^words:\s*$/.test(line));
+
+if (wordsSectionIndex === -1) {
+  throw new Error(`Could not find the words section in ${configPath}`);
+}
+
+const words: { line: number; value: string }[] = [];
+
+for (let index = wordsSectionIndex + 1; index < lines.length; index++) {
+  const line = lines[index];
+  const wordMatch = line.match(/^ {2}- (.*)$/);
+
+  if (wordMatch) {
+    words.push({ line: index + 1, value: wordMatch[1] });
+    continue;
+  }
+
+  if (line.trim() && !line.startsWith(' ')) break;
+}
+
+const outOfOrder = words.flatMap((word, index) => {
+  if (index === 0) return [];
+
+  const previous = words[index - 1];
+  return previous.value.toLowerCase() > word.value.toLowerCase()
+    ? [{ previous, word }]
+    : [];
+});
+
+if (outOfOrder.length > 0) {
+  console.error(
+    `${configPath}: words must be sorted alphabetically (case-insensitive):`,
+  );
+  for (const { previous, word } of outOfOrder) {
+    console.error(
+      `  line ${word.line} "${word.value.slice(0, 40)}" is before line ${previous.line} "${previous.value.slice(0, 40)}"`,
+    );
+  }
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+} else {
+  console.log(`${configPath}: words are sorted alphabetically.`);
+}
+
+export default {};
diff --git a/scripts/format-cspell-order.ts b/scripts/format-cspell-order.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c60775507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/format-cspell-order.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+const configPath = 'cspell.yml';
+const originalConfig = await Bun.file(configPath).text();
+const lines = originalConfig.split('\n');
+const wordsSectionIndex = lines.findIndex((line) => /^words:\s*$/.test(line));
+
+if (wordsSectionIndex === -1) {
+  throw new Error(`Could not find the words section in ${configPath}`);
+}
+
+const wordLines: { index: number; line: string; value: string }[] = [];
+
+for (let index = wordsSectionIndex + 1; index < lines.length; index++) {
+  const line = lines[index];
+  const wordMatch = line.match(/^ {2}- (.*)$/);
+
+  if (wordMatch) {
+    wordLines.push({ index, line, value: wordMatch[1] });
+    continue;
+  }
+
+  if (line.trim() && !line.startsWith(' ')) break;
+}
+
+const sortedWordLines = [...wordLines].sort((a, b) => {
+  const first = a.value.toLowerCase();
+  const second = b.value.toLowerCase();
+  return first < second ? -1 : first > second ? 1 : 0;
+});
+
+for (const [index, wordLine] of wordLines.entries()) {
+  lines[wordLine.index] = sortedWordLines[index].line;
+}
+
+const sortedConfig = lines.join('\n');
+
+if (sortedConfig !== originalConfig) {
+  await Bun.write(configPath, sortedConfig);
+  console.log(`${configPath}: sorted words alphabetically.`);
+} else {
+  console.log(`${configPath}: words are already sorted alphabetically.`);
+}
+
+export default {};