diff --git a/forth/dictionary.txt b/forth/dictionary.txt
index a403d2c..5ff6340 100644
--- a/forth/dictionary.txt
+++ b/forth/dictionary.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ NOT         f -- f          Push the logical opposite of f
 *** Strings ***
 LIT< x      --              Read following word and write to HERE as a string
                             literal.
+LITS        a --            Write word at addr a as a atring literal.
 SCMP        a1 a2 -- n      Compare strings a1 and a2. See CMP
 SLEN        a -- n          Push length of str at a.
 
diff --git a/forth/forth.asm b/forth/forth.asm
index fd86931..5ff98b0 100644
--- a/forth/forth.asm
+++ b/forth/forth.asm
@@ -988,16 +988,15 @@ LITN:
 	ld	(HERE), hl
 	jp	next
 
-	.db	"LIT<"
+	.db	"LITS"
 	.fill	3
 	.dw	LITN
 	.db	1		; IMMEDIATE
-LITRD:
+LITS:
 	.dw	compiledWord
 	.dw	NUMBER
 	.dw	LIT
 	.dw	WR
-	.dw	WORD
 	.dw	.scpy
 	.dw	EXIT
 
@@ -1010,6 +1009,16 @@ LITRD:
 	jp	next
 
 
+	.db	"LIT<"
+	.fill	3
+	.dw	LITS
+	.db	1		; IMMEDIATE
+LITRD:
+	.dw	compiledWord
+	.dw	WORD
+	.dw	LITS
+	.dw	EXIT
+
 	.db	"(find)"
 	.fill	1
 	.dw	LITRD