diff --git a/src/tui/steps/commit.rs b/src/tui/steps/commit.rs
index 079b4c9..3a802e3 100644
--- a/src/tui/steps/commit.rs
+++ b/src/tui/steps/commit.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::io::Stderr;
 
 use promptuity::{prompts::SelectOption, Promptuity};
 
-use crate::tui::widgets::Autocomplete;
+use crate::tui::widgets::{Autocomplete, AutocompletePriority};
 use crate::{
     config::SimpleCommitsConfig,
     tui::{structs::COMMIT_TYPES, Step, StepResult},
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ impl Step for _Step {
     ) -> StepResult {
         let commit = p.prompt(&mut Autocomplete::new(
             "Select a type",
+            true,
+            AutocompletePriority::Label,
             COMMIT_TYPES
                 .map(|c| SelectOption::new(c, c.label.to_owned()).with_hint(c.hint))
                 .to_vec(),
-            true,
         ));
 
         state._type = commit?;
diff --git a/src/tui/steps/emoji.rs b/src/tui/steps/emoji.rs
index 415a9d3..76f84c5 100644
--- a/src/tui/steps/emoji.rs
+++ b/src/tui/steps/emoji.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use promptuity::prompts::SelectOption;
 
 use crate::config::SimpleCommitsConfig;
 use crate::gen::EMOJIS;
-use crate::tui::widgets::Autocomplete;
+use crate::tui::widgets::{Autocomplete, AutocompletePriority};
 use crate::tui::{Step, StepResult};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ impl Step for _Step {
             .to_vec();
         let emoji = p.prompt(&mut Autocomplete::new(
             "Select an emoji (optional)",
-            emojis_mapped,
             false,
+            AutocompletePriority::Hint,
+            emojis_mapped,
         ))?;
         state.emoji = Some(emoji);
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/tui/steps/scopes.rs b/src/tui/steps/scopes.rs
index 0553084..08b0163 100644
--- a/src/tui/steps/scopes.rs
+++ b/src/tui/steps/scopes.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ use promptuity::prompts::SelectOption;
 
 use crate::{
     config::SimpleCommitsConfig,
-    tui::{widgets::Autocomplete, Step, StepResult},
+    tui::{
+        widgets::{Autocomplete, AutocompletePriority},
+        Step, StepResult,
+    },
 };
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -27,8 +30,9 @@ impl Step for _Step {
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         let scope = p.prompt(&mut Autocomplete::new(
             "Select an scope",
-            mapped_scopes,
             false,
+            AutocompletePriority::Label,
+            mapped_scopes,
         ))?;
 
         let scope = (!scope.is_empty()).then_some(scope);
diff --git a/src/tui/widgets.rs b/src/tui/widgets.rs
index ace56f0..18c00be 100644
--- a/src/tui/widgets.rs
+++ b/src/tui/widgets.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 mod autocompleter;
 
-pub use autocompleter::Autocomplete;
+pub use autocompleter::{Autocomplete, AutocompletePriority};
diff --git a/src/tui/widgets/autocompleter.rs b/src/tui/widgets/autocompleter.rs
index b8e7b13..a906e63 100644
--- a/src/tui/widgets/autocompleter.rs
+++ b/src/tui/widgets/autocompleter.rs
@@ -5,24 +5,42 @@ use promptuity::pagination::paginate;
 use promptuity::prompts::{DefaultSelectFormatter, SelectFormatter, SelectOption};
 use promptuity::style::*;
 use promptuity::{Error, InputCursor, Prompt, PromptBody, PromptInput, PromptState, RenderPayload};
+
 pub struct Autocomplete {
     formatter: DefaultSelectFormatter,
     message: String,
     page_size: usize,
     options: Vec<SelectOption<String>>,
-    filtered_options: Vec<usize>,
+    filtered_options: Vec<(usize, i64)>,
     index: usize,
     input: InputCursor,
     matcher: SkimMatcherV2,
+    priority: AutocompletePriority,
     strict: bool,
     skip: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum AutocompletePriority {
+    Hint,
+    Label,
+}
+
+impl From<AutocompletePriority> for (i64, i64) {
+    fn from(value: AutocompletePriority) -> (i64, i64) {
+        match value {
+            AutocompletePriority::Hint => (1, 4),
+            AutocompletePriority::Label => (4, 1),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Autocomplete {
     pub fn new(
         message: impl std::fmt::Display,
-        options: Vec<SelectOption<String>>,
         strict: bool,
+        priority: AutocompletePriority,
+        options: Vec<SelectOption<String>>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             formatter: DefaultSelectFormatter::new(),
@@ -33,6 +51,7 @@ impl Autocomplete {
             index: 0,
             input: InputCursor::default(),
             matcher: SkimMatcherV2::default(),
+            priority,
             strict,
             skip: false,
         }
@@ -40,6 +59,7 @@ impl Autocomplete {
 
     fn run_filter(&mut self) {
         let pattern = self.input.value();
+        let (priority_label, priority_hint): (i64, i64) = self.priority.into();
 
         self.filtered_options = self
             .options
@@ -48,19 +68,38 @@ impl Autocomplete {
             .filter_map(|(i, option)| {
                 let label = &option.label;
                 let hint = option.hint.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-                self.matcher
-                    .fuzzy_match(&format!("{label} {hint}"), &pattern)
-                    .map(|_| i)
+                let a = self
+                    .matcher
+                    .fuzzy_match(label, &pattern)
+                    .unwrap_or_default();
+                let b = self
+                    .matcher
+                    .fuzzy_match(&hint, &pattern)
+                    .unwrap_or_default();
+
+                let c = (a.saturating_mul(priority_label))
+                    .saturating_add(b.saturating_mul(priority_hint))
+                    .saturating_sub(i as i64);
+
+                log::trace!("{pattern} -> {label}; {a} & {b} = {c}");
+                if c <= 0 && !pattern.is_empty() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+
+                Some((i, c))
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
+        self.filtered_options.sort_by_key(|(_, s)| *s);
+        self.filtered_options.reverse();
+
         self.index = std::cmp::min(self.filtered_options.len().saturating_sub(1), self.index);
     }
 
     fn current_option(&self) -> Option<&SelectOption<String>> {
         self.filtered_options
             .get(self.index)
-            .and_then(|idx| self.options.get(*idx))
+            .and_then(|(idx, _)| self.options.get(*idx))
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +117,7 @@ impl Prompt for Autocomplete {
             return Err(Error::Config("options cannot be empty.".into()));
         }
 
-        self.filtered_options = (0..self.options.len()).collect();
+        self.filtered_options = (0..self.options.len()).map(|i| (i, 0)).collect();
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -197,7 +236,7 @@ impl Prompt for Autocomplete {
                     .items
                     .iter()
                     .enumerate()
-                    .map(|(i, idx)| {
+                    .map(|(i, (idx, _))| {
                         let option = self.options.get(*idx).unwrap();
                         let active = i == page.cursor;
                         self.formatter.option(