Sorting a keyword list alphabetically is not about tidiness. It groups terms sharing an opening word, and those groups are the natural shape of a content plan.
Clusters appear on their own
Every term beginning how to lands together. Every best term, every vs comparison, every question. Those blocks are intent groups, and they emerged from sorting rather than from anyone categorising by hand.
Sizing each intent
The size of each block tells you where demand concentrates. Two hundred how to terms and eleven buy terms describes an audience still learning, which implies a very different content mix than the reverse.
The limitation worth knowing
Sorting groups by first word only. cheap running shoes and running shoes cheap land far apart. Use sorting for a fast read of the shape, and proper clustering when the grouping needs to be accurate.
Try it: Sort A to Z on SeoWolf's Notepad.