diff --git a/lodash/lodash-tests.ts b/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
index 8a47a41f12..b613146c4c 100644
--- a/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
+++ b/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
@@ -3988,10 +3988,24 @@ result = <string>_.unescape('fred, barney, &amp; pebbles');
 result = <string>_('fred, barney, &amp; pebbles').unescape();
 
 // _.words
-result = <string[]>_.words('fred, barney, & pebbles');
-result = <string[]>_.words('fred, barney, & pebbles', /[^, ]+/g);
-result = <string[]>_('fred, barney, & pebbles').words();
-result = <string[]>_('fred, barney, & pebbles').words(/[^, ]+/g);
+module TestWords {
+    {
+        let result: string[];
+
+        result = _.words('fred, barney, & pebbles');
+        result = _.words('fred, barney, & pebbles', /[^, ]+/g);
+
+        result = _('fred, barney, & pebbles').words();
+        result = _('fred, barney, & pebbles').words(/[^, ]+/g);
+    }
+
+    {
+        let result: _.LoDashExplicitArrayWrapper<string>;
+
+        result = _('fred, barney, & pebbles').chain().words();
+        result = _('fred, barney, & pebbles').chain().words(/[^, ]+/g);
+    }
+}
 
 /***********
  * Utility *
diff --git a/lodash/lodash.d.ts b/lodash/lodash.d.ts
index 528356ff24..e57e4c5c2c 100644
--- a/lodash/lodash.d.ts
+++ b/lodash/lodash.d.ts
@@ -9638,11 +9638,15 @@ declare module _ {
     interface LoDashStatic {
         /**
          * Splits string into an array of its words.
+         *
          * @param string The string to inspect.
          * @param pattern The pattern to match words.
          * @return Returns the words of string.
          */
-        words(string?: string, pattern?: string|RegExp): string[];
+        words(
+            string?: string,
+            pattern?: string|RegExp
+        ): string[];
     }
 
     interface LoDashImplicitWrapper<T> {
@@ -9652,6 +9656,13 @@ declare module _ {
         words(pattern?: string|RegExp): string[];
     }
 
+    interface LoDashExplicitWrapper<T> {
+        /**
+         * @see _.words
+         */
+        words(pattern?: string|RegExp): LoDashExplicitArrayWrapper<string>;
+    }
+
     /***********
      * Utility *
      ***********/