diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
index dbfd3f9c..559086f4 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
@@ -394,8 +394,7 @@ public class EZGameControl extends BaseControl
     }
 
     /**
-     * Requests a set of random letters from the dictionary service.  The letters will arrive in a
-     * separate message with the specified key, as an array of strings.
+     * Requests a check to see if the dictionary for the given locale contains the given word.
      *
      * @param RFC 3066 string that represents language settings
      * @param word the string contains the word to be checked