diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
index f8de029..098913b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
@@ -28,17 +28,12 @@
  * be searched for suggestions and valid words.
  */
 public class ExpandableDictionary extends Dictionary {
-    /**
-     * There is difference between what java and native code can handle.
-     * It uses 32 because Java stack overflows when greater value is used.
-     */
-    protected static final int MAX_WORD_LENGTH = 32;
 
     // Bigram frequency is a fixed point number with 1 meaning 1.2 and 255 meaning 1.8.
     protected static final int BIGRAM_MAX_FREQUENCY = 255;
 
     private Context mContext;
-    private char[] mWordBuilder = new char[MAX_WORD_LENGTH];
+    private char[] mWordBuilder = new char[BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH];
     private int mDicTypeId;
     private int mMaxDepth;
     private int mInputLength;
@@ -113,7 +108,7 @@
     public ExpandableDictionary(Context context, int dicTypeId) {
         mContext = context;
         clearDictionary();
-        mCodes = new int[MAX_WORD_LENGTH][];
+        mCodes = new int[BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH][];
         mDicTypeId = dicTypeId;
     }
 
@@ -151,10 +146,13 @@
     }
 
     public int getMaxWordLength() {
-        return MAX_WORD_LENGTH;
+        return BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH;
     }
 
     public void addWord(String word, int frequency) {
+        if (word.length() >= BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
+            return;
+        }
         addWordRec(mRoots, word, 0, frequency, null);
     }
 
@@ -201,6 +199,9 @@
             // Currently updating contacts, don't return any results.
             if (mUpdatingDictionary) return;
         }
+        if (codes.size() >= BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
+            return;
+        }
         getWordsInner(codes, callback, proximityInfo);
     }
 
@@ -488,7 +489,7 @@
     }
 
     // Local to reverseLookUp, but do not allocate each time.
-    private final char[] mLookedUpString = new char[MAX_WORD_LENGTH];
+    private final char[] mLookedUpString = new char[BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH];
 
     /**
      * reverseLookUp retrieves the full word given a list of terminal nodes and adds those words
@@ -502,15 +503,15 @@
         for (NextWord nextWord : terminalNodes) {
             node = nextWord.mWord;
             freq = nextWord.getFrequency();
-            int index = MAX_WORD_LENGTH;
+            int index = BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH;
             do {
                 --index;
                 mLookedUpString[index] = node.mCode;
                 node = node.mParent;
             } while (node != null);
 
-            callback.addWord(mLookedUpString, index, MAX_WORD_LENGTH - index, freq, mDicTypeId,
-                    Dictionary.BIGRAM);
+            callback.addWord(mLookedUpString, index, BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH - index,
+                    freq, mDicTypeId, Dictionary.BIGRAM);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictionary.java
index db2cdf9..62525c2 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictionary.java
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@
                     // to recursive lookup
                     if (null == word1) {
                         super.addWord(word2, frequency);
-                    } else if (word1.length() < MAX_WORD_LENGTH
-                            && word2.length() < MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
+                    } else if (word1.length() < BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH
+                            && word2.length() < BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
                         super.setBigram(word1, word2, frequency);
                     }
                     cursor.moveToNext();
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
index 29a7e48..7c3d3c2 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@
         return size() > 0;
     }
 
+    // TODO: make sure that the index should not exceed MAX_WORD_LENGTH
     public int getCodeAt(int index) {
+        if (index >= BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
+            return -1;
+        }
         return mPrimaryKeyCodes[index];
     }
 
@@ -153,8 +157,8 @@
         final int newIndex = size();
         mTypedWord.appendCodePoint(primaryCode);
         refreshSize();
-        mPrimaryKeyCodes[newIndex] = codes[0];
         if (newIndex < BinaryDictionary.MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
+            mPrimaryKeyCodes[newIndex] = codes[0];
             mXCoordinates[newIndex] = keyX;
             mYCoordinates[newIndex] = keyY;
         }