diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
index 06dd5b97..9f2ac848 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
@@ -411,30 +411,36 @@ public class EZGameControl extends BaseControl
      * separate message with the specified key, as an array of strings.
      *
      * @param locale RFC 3066 string that represents language settings
+     * @param dictionary the dictionary to use, or null for the default.
+     *                   TODO: document possible parameters.
      * @param count the number of letters to be produced
      * @param callback the function that will process the results, of the form:
      * <pre>function (letters :Array) :void</pre>
      * where letters is an array of strings containing letters for the given language settings
      * (potentially empty).
      */
-    public function getDictionaryLetterSet (locale :String, count :int, callback :Function) :void
+    public function getDictionaryLetterSet (
+        locale :String, dictionary :String, count :int, callback :Function) :void
     {
-        callEZCode("getDictionaryLetterSet_v1", locale, count, callback);
+        callEZCode("getDictionaryLetterSet_v2", locale, dictionary, count, callback);
     }
 
     /**
      * Checks to see if the dictionary for the given locale contains the given word.
      *
      * @param RFC 3066 string that represents language settings
+     * @param dictionary the dictionary to use, or null for the default.
+     *                   TODO: document possible parameters.
      * @param word the string contains the word to be checked
      * @param callback the function that will process the results, of the form:
      * <pre>function (word :String, result :Boolean) :void</pre>
      * where word is a copy of the word that was requested, and result specifies whether the word
      * is valid given language settings
      */
-    public function checkDictionaryWord (locale :String, word :String, callback :Function) :void
+    public function checkDictionaryWord (
+        locale :String, dictionary :String, word :String, callback :Function) :void
     {
-        callEZCode("checkDictionaryWord_v1", locale, word, callback);
+        callEZCode("checkDictionaryWord_v2", locale, dictionary, word, callback);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.as
index 0b4aafe2..d99e0d02 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.as
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public interface EZGameService extends InvocationService
     function addToCollection (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :TypedArray /* of class [B */, arg4 :Boolean, arg5 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void;
 
     // from Java interface EZGameService
-    function checkDictionaryWord (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :String, arg4 :InvocationService_ResultListener) :void;
+    function checkDictionaryWord (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :String, arg4 :String, arg5 :InvocationService_ResultListener) :void;
 
     // from Java interface EZGameService
     function endGame (arg1 :Client, arg2 :TypedArray /* of int */, arg3 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public interface EZGameService extends InvocationService
     function getCookie (arg1 :Client, arg2 :int, arg3 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void;
 
     // from Java interface EZGameService
-    function getDictionaryLetterSet (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :int, arg4 :InvocationService_ResultListener) :void;
+    function getDictionaryLetterSet (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :String, arg4 :int, arg5 :InvocationService_ResultListener) :void;
 
     // from Java interface EZGameService
     function getFromCollection (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :Boolean, arg4 :int, arg5 :String, arg6 :int, arg7 :InvocationService_ConfirmListener) :void;
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
index 44d445bc..703d9422 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ public class GameControlBackend
         o["setUserCookie_v1"] = setUserCookie_v1;
         o["isMyTurn_v1"] = isMyTurn_v1;
         o["isInPlay_v1"] = isInPlay_v1;
-        o["getDictionaryLetterSet_v1"] = getDictionaryLetterSet_v1;
-        o["checkDictionaryWord_v1"] = checkDictionaryWord_v1;
+        o["getDictionaryLetterSet_v2"] = getDictionaryLetterSet_v2;
+        o["checkDictionaryWord_v2"] = checkDictionaryWord_v2;
         o["populateCollection_v1"] = populateCollection_v1;
         o["alterKeyEvents_v1"] = alterKeyEvents_v1;
         o["focusContainer_v1"] = focusContainer_v1;
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ public class GameControlBackend
 
         // compatability
         o["endTurn_v2"] = startNextTurn_v1; // it's the same!
+        o["getDictionaryLetterSet_v1"] = getDictionaryLetterSet_v1;
+        o["checkDictionaryWord_v1"] = checkDictionaryWord_v1;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -788,6 +790,12 @@ public class GameControlBackend
 
     protected function getDictionaryLetterSet_v1 (
         locale :String, count :int, callback :Function) :void
+    {
+        getDictionaryLetterSet_v2(locale, null, count, callback);
+    }
+
+    protected function getDictionaryLetterSet_v2 (
+        locale :String, dictionary :String, count :int, callback :Function) :void
     {
         validateConnected();
         var listener :InvocationService_ResultListener;
@@ -801,17 +809,24 @@ public class GameControlBackend
                 var r : Array = result.split(",");
                 callback (r);
             };
-            listener = new ResultWrapper (failure, success);
+            listener = new ResultWrapper(failure, success);
         } else {
-            listener = createLoggingResultListener ("checkDictionaryWord");
+            listener = createLoggingResultListener("checkDictionaryWord");
         }
 
         // just relay the data over to the server
-        _ezObj.ezGameService.getDictionaryLetterSet(_ctx.getClient(), locale, count, listener);
+        _ezObj.ezGameService.getDictionaryLetterSet(
+            _ctx.getClient(), locale, dictionary, count, listener);
     }
 
     protected function checkDictionaryWord_v1 (
         locale :String, word :String, callback :Function) :void
+    {
+        checkDictionaryWord_v2(locale, null, word, callback);
+    }
+
+    protected function checkDictionaryWord_v2 (
+        locale :String, dictionary :String, word :String, callback :Function) :void
     {
         validateConnected();
         var listener :InvocationService_ResultListener;
@@ -825,14 +840,14 @@ public class GameControlBackend
                 var r : Boolean = Boolean(result);
                 callback (word, r);
             };
-            listener = new ResultWrapper (failure, success);
+            listener = new ResultWrapper(failure, success);
         } else {
-            listener = createLoggingResultListener ("checkDictionaryWord");
+            listener = createLoggingResultListener("checkDictionaryWord");
         }
 
         // just relay the data over to the server
-        _ezObj.ezGameService.checkDictionaryWord(_ctx.getClient(), locale, word, listener);
-
+        _ezObj.ezGameService.checkDictionaryWord(
+            _ctx.getClient(), locale, dictionary, word, listener);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.as
index 7e75f5a5..17b20df5 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.as
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     public static const CHECK_DICTIONARY_WORD :int = 2;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
-    public function checkDictionaryWord (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :String, arg4 :InvocationService_ResultListener) :void
+    public function checkDictionaryWord (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :String, arg4 :String, arg5 :InvocationService_ResultListener) :void
     {
-        var listener4 :InvocationMarshaller_ResultMarshaller = new InvocationMarshaller_ResultMarshaller();
-        listener4.listener = arg4;
+        var listener5 :InvocationMarshaller_ResultMarshaller = new InvocationMarshaller_ResultMarshaller();
+        listener5.listener = arg5;
         sendRequest(arg1, CHECK_DICTIONARY_WORD, [
-            arg2, arg3, listener4
+            arg2, arg3, arg4, listener5
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     public static const GET_DICTIONARY_LETTER_SET :int = 7;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
-    public function getDictionaryLetterSet (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :int, arg4 :InvocationService_ResultListener) :void
+    public function getDictionaryLetterSet (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :String, arg4 :int, arg5 :InvocationService_ResultListener) :void
     {
-        var listener4 :InvocationMarshaller_ResultMarshaller = new InvocationMarshaller_ResultMarshaller();
-        listener4.listener = arg4;
+        var listener5 :InvocationMarshaller_ResultMarshaller = new InvocationMarshaller_ResultMarshaller();
+        listener5.listener = arg5;
         sendRequest(arg1, GET_DICTIONARY_LETTER_SET, [
-            arg2, Integer.valueOf(arg3), listener4
+            arg2, arg3, Integer.valueOf(arg4), listener5
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.java
index dd8cce4c..76180af5 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.java
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ public interface EZGameService extends InvocationService
      * @param client stores information about the caller
      * @param locale is an RFC 3066 string specifying language settings, for example, "en" or
      * "en-us".
+     * @param dictionary is a String specifier of the dictionary to use, or null for the default.
      * @param count is the number of letters to be returned.
      * @param listener is the callback function
      */
     public void getDictionaryLetterSet (
-        Client client, String locale, int count, ResultListener listener);
+        Client client, String locale, String dictionary, int count, ResultListener listener);
     
     /**
      * Ask the dictionary service whether the specified word is valid with the given
@@ -91,11 +92,12 @@ public interface EZGameService extends InvocationService
      * @param client stores information about the caller
      * @param locale is an RFC 3066 string specifying language settings, for example, "en" or
      * "en-us".
+     * @param dictionary is a String specifier of the dictionary to use, or null for the default.
      * @param word is the word to be checked against the dictionary.
      * @param listener is the callback function
      */
     public void checkDictionaryWord (
-        Client client, String locale, String word, ResultListener listener);
+        Client client, String locale, String dictionary, String word, ResultListener listener);
 
     /**
      * Add to the specified named collection.
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.java
index aef97ef6..3dff4be5 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.java
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     public static final int CHECK_DICTIONARY_WORD = 2;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
-    public void checkDictionaryWord (Client arg1, String arg2, String arg3, InvocationService.ResultListener arg4)
+    public void checkDictionaryWord (Client arg1, String arg2, String arg3, String arg4, InvocationService.ResultListener arg5)
     {
-        InvocationMarshaller.ResultMarshaller listener4 = new InvocationMarshaller.ResultMarshaller();
-        listener4.listener = arg4;
+        InvocationMarshaller.ResultMarshaller listener5 = new InvocationMarshaller.ResultMarshaller();
+        listener5.listener = arg5;
         sendRequest(arg1, CHECK_DICTIONARY_WORD, new Object[] {
-            arg2, arg3, listener4
+            arg2, arg3, arg4, listener5
         });
     }
 
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     public static final int GET_DICTIONARY_LETTER_SET = 7;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
-    public void getDictionaryLetterSet (Client arg1, String arg2, int arg3, InvocationService.ResultListener arg4)
+    public void getDictionaryLetterSet (Client arg1, String arg2, String arg3, int arg4, InvocationService.ResultListener arg5)
     {
-        InvocationMarshaller.ResultMarshaller listener4 = new InvocationMarshaller.ResultMarshaller();
-        listener4.listener = arg4;
+        InvocationMarshaller.ResultMarshaller listener5 = new InvocationMarshaller.ResultMarshaller();
+        listener5.listener = arg5;
         sendRequest(arg1, GET_DICTIONARY_LETTER_SET, new Object[] {
-            arg2, Integer.valueOf(arg3), listener4
+            arg2, arg3, Integer.valueOf(arg4), listener5
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/DictionaryManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/DictionaryManager.java
index 5a1b2cb5..4318c9a5 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/DictionaryManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/DictionaryManager.java
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ public class DictionaryManager
      * Retrieves a set of letters from a language definition file, and returns a random sampling of
      * /count/ elements.
      */
-    public void getLetterSet (final String locale, final int count,
-                              final InvocationService.ResultListener listener)
+    // TODO: honor the dictionary parameter
+    public void getLetterSet (
+        final String locale, final String dictionary, final int count,
+        final InvocationService.ResultListener listener)
     {
         CrowdServer.invoker.postUnit(new Invoker.Unit("DictionaryManager.getLetterSet") {
             public boolean invoke () {
@@ -117,8 +119,10 @@ public class DictionaryManager
     /**
      * Checks if the specified word exists in the given language
      */
-    public void checkWord (final String locale, final String word,
-                           final InvocationService.ResultListener listener)
+    // TODO: honor the dictionary parameter
+    public void checkWord (
+        final String locale, final String dictionary, final String word,
+        final InvocationService.ResultListener listener)
     {
         CrowdServer.invoker.postUnit(new Invoker.Unit("DictionaryManager.checkWord") {
             public boolean invoke () {
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameDispatcher.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameDispatcher.java
index c001dfb7..1f26a6e7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameDispatcher.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameDispatcher.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class EZGameDispatcher extends InvocationDispatcher
         case EZGameMarshaller.CHECK_DICTIONARY_WORD:
             ((EZGameProvider)provider).checkDictionaryWord(
                 source,
-                (String)args[0], (String)args[1], (InvocationService.ResultListener)args[2]
+                (String)args[0], (String)args[1], (String)args[2], (InvocationService.ResultListener)args[3]
             );
             return;
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class EZGameDispatcher extends InvocationDispatcher
         case EZGameMarshaller.GET_DICTIONARY_LETTER_SET:
             ((EZGameProvider)provider).getDictionaryLetterSet(
                 source,
-                (String)args[0], ((Integer)args[1]).intValue(), (InvocationService.ResultListener)args[2]
+                (String)args[0], (String)args[1], ((Integer)args[2]).intValue(), (InvocationService.ResultListener)args[3]
             );
             return;
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
index 9debfb8f..d1200599 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
@@ -221,20 +221,22 @@ public class EZGameManager extends GameManager
     }
 
     // from EZGameProvider
-    public void getDictionaryLetterSet (ClientObject caller, String locale, int count, 
-                                        InvocationService.ResultListener listener)
+    public void getDictionaryLetterSet (
+        ClientObject caller, String locale, String dictionary, int count, 
+        InvocationService.ResultListener listener)
         throws InvocationException
     {
-        getDictionaryManager().getLetterSet(locale, count, listener);
+        getDictionaryManager().getLetterSet(locale, dictionary, count, listener);
     }
     
     // from EZGameProvider
-    public void checkDictionaryWord (ClientObject caller, String locale, String word, 
-                                     InvocationService.ResultListener listener)
+    public void checkDictionaryWord (
+        ClientObject caller, String locale, String dictionary, String word, 
+        InvocationService.ResultListener listener)
         throws InvocationException
     {
-        getDictionaryManager().checkWord(locale, word, listener);
-    }  
+        getDictionaryManager().checkWord(locale, dictionary, word, listener);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns the dictionary manager if it has been properly initialized. Throws an INTERNAL_ERROR
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameProvider.java
index aa3f505f..b28a7325 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameProvider.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public interface EZGameProvider extends InvocationProvider
     /**
      * Handles a {@link EZGameService#checkDictionaryWord} request.
      */
-    public void checkDictionaryWord (ClientObject caller, String arg1, String arg2, InvocationService.ResultListener arg3)
+    public void checkDictionaryWord (ClientObject caller, String arg1, String arg2, String arg3, InvocationService.ResultListener arg4)
         throws InvocationException;
 
     /**
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public interface EZGameProvider extends InvocationProvider
     /**
      * Handles a {@link EZGameService#getDictionaryLetterSet} request.
      */
-    public void getDictionaryLetterSet (ClientObject caller, String arg1, int arg2, InvocationService.ResultListener arg3)
+    public void getDictionaryLetterSet (ClientObject caller, String arg1, String arg2, int arg3, InvocationService.ResultListener arg4)
         throws InvocationException;
 
     /**