How can I sort a combination of letters and numbers in excel?

For example lets say I have:

1d
1
2e
3
2f
2
3e
1t

excel sorts the numbers first , then the combined entries:
1
2
3
1d
1t
2e
2f
3e

but what I wanted is:
1
1d
1t
2
2e
2f
3
3e

Is there a way to sort it like that?