diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/bigram_dictionary.cpp b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/bigram_dictionary.cpp
index ff304d2..7088009 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/bigram_dictionary.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/bigram_dictionary.cpp
@@ -123,9 +123,10 @@
     for (BinaryDictionaryBigramsIterator bigramsIt(mBinaryDictionaryInfo, pos);
             bigramsIt.hasNext(); /* no-op */) {
         bigramsIt.next();
-        const int length = BinaryFormat::getWordAtAddress(
-                mBinaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), bigramsIt.getBigramPos(),
-                MAX_WORD_LENGTH, bigramBuffer, &unigramProbability);
+        const int length = mBinaryDictionaryInfo->getStructurePolicy()->
+                getCodePointsAndProbabilityAndReturnCodePointCount(
+                        mBinaryDictionaryInfo, bigramsIt.getBigramPos(), MAX_WORD_LENGTH,
+                        bigramBuffer, &unigramProbability);
 
         // inputSize == 0 means we are trying to find bigram predictions.
         if (inputSize < 1 || checkFirstCharacter(bigramBuffer, inputCodePoints)) {
@@ -153,18 +154,8 @@
     int pos = mBinaryDictionaryInfo->getStructurePolicy()->getTerminalNodePositionOfWord(
             mBinaryDictionaryInfo, prevWord, prevWordLength, forceLowerCaseSearch);
     if (NOT_VALID_WORD == pos) return 0;
-    const uint8_t *const root = mBinaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot();
-    const uint8_t flags = BinaryFormat::getFlagsAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
-    if (0 == (flags & BinaryFormat::FLAG_HAS_BIGRAMS)) return 0;
-    if (0 == (flags & BinaryFormat::FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS)) {
-        BinaryFormat::getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
-    } else {
-        pos = BinaryFormat::skipOtherCharacters(root, pos);
-    }
-    pos = BinaryFormat::skipProbability(flags, pos);
-    pos = BinaryFormat::skipChildrenPosition(flags, pos);
-    pos = BinaryFormat::skipShortcuts(root, flags, pos);
-    return pos;
+    return BinaryFormat::getBigramListPositionForWordPosition(
+            mBinaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), pos);
 }
 
 bool BigramDictionary::checkFirstCharacter(int *word, int *inputCodePoints) const {
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_format.h b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_format.h
index 9557d8c..d3d597b 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_format.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_format.h
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@
     static bool hasChildrenInFlags(const uint8_t flags);
     static int getTerminalPosition(const uint8_t *const root, const int *const inWord,
             const int length, const bool forceLowerCaseSearch);
-    static int getWordAtAddress(const uint8_t *const root, const int address, const int maxDepth,
-            int *outWord, int *outUnigramProbability);
+    static int getCodePointsAndProbabilityAndReturnCodePointCount(
+            const uint8_t *const root, const int nodePos, const int maxCodePointCount,
+            int *outCodePoints, int *outUnigramProbability);
     static int getBigramListPositionForWordPosition(const uint8_t *const root, int position);
 
  private:
@@ -342,8 +343,9 @@
  * outUnigramProbability: a pointer to an int to write the probability into.
  * Return value : the length of the word, of 0 if the word was not found.
  */
-AK_FORCE_INLINE int BinaryFormat::getWordAtAddress(const uint8_t *const root, const int address,
-        const int maxDepth, int *outWord, int *outUnigramProbability) {
+AK_FORCE_INLINE int BinaryFormat::getCodePointsAndProbabilityAndReturnCodePointCount(
+        const uint8_t *const root, const int nodePos,
+        const int maxCodePointCount, int *outCodePoints, int *outUnigramProbability) {
     int pos = 0;
     int wordPos = 0;
 
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@
     // The only reason we count nodes is because we want to reduce the probability of infinite
     // looping in case there is a bug. Since we know there is an upper bound to the depth we are
     // supposed to traverse, it does not hurt to count iterations.
-    for (int loopCount = maxDepth; loopCount > 0; --loopCount) {
+    for (int loopCount = maxCodePointCount; loopCount > 0; --loopCount) {
         int lastCandidateGroupPos = 0;
         // Let's loop through char groups in this node searching for either the terminal
         // or one of its ascendants.
@@ -362,17 +364,17 @@
             const int startPos = pos;
             const uint8_t flags = getFlagsAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
             const int character = getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
-            if (address == startPos) {
+            if (nodePos == startPos) {
                 // We found the address. Copy the rest of the word in the buffer and return
                 // the length.
-                outWord[wordPos] = character;
+                outCodePoints[wordPos] = character;
                 if (FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS & flags) {
                     int nextChar = getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
                     // We count chars in order to avoid infinite loops if the file is broken or
                     // if there is some other bug
-                    int charCount = maxDepth;
+                    int charCount = maxCodePointCount;
                     while (NOT_A_CODE_POINT != nextChar && --charCount > 0) {
-                        outWord[++wordPos] = nextChar;
+                        outCodePoints[++wordPos] = nextChar;
                         nextChar = getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
                     }
                 }
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@
             if (hasChildren) {
                 // Here comes the tricky part. First, read the children position.
                 const int childrenPos = readChildrenPosition(root, flags, pos);
-                if (childrenPos > address) {
+                if (childrenPos > nodePos) {
                     // If the children pos is greater than address, it means the previous chargroup,
                     // which address is stored in lastCandidateGroupPos, was the right one.
                     found = true;
@@ -429,12 +431,12 @@
                     const int lastChar =
                             getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &lastCandidateGroupPos);
                     // We copy all the characters in this group to the buffer
-                    outWord[wordPos] = lastChar;
+                    outCodePoints[wordPos] = lastChar;
                     if (FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS & lastFlags) {
                         int nextChar = getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &lastCandidateGroupPos);
-                        int charCount = maxDepth;
+                        int charCount = maxCodePointCount;
                         while (-1 != nextChar && --charCount > 0) {
-                            outWord[++wordPos] = nextChar;
+                            outCodePoints[++wordPos] = nextChar;
                             nextChar = getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &lastCandidateGroupPos);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/policy/dictionary_structure_policy.h b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/policy/dictionary_structure_policy.h
index ab42c13..48ba5b8 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/policy/dictionary_structure_policy.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/policy/dictionary_structure_policy.h
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@
             const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
             const NodeFilter *const nodeFilter, DicNodeVector *const childDicNodes) const = 0;
 
-    virtual void getWordAtPosition(const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
-            const int terminalNodePos, const int maxDepth, int *const outWord,
+    virtual int getCodePointsAndProbabilityAndReturnCodePointCount(
+            const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
+            const int nodePos, const int maxCodePointCount, int *const outCodePoints,
             int *const outUnigramProbability) const = 0;
 
     virtual int getTerminalNodePositionOfWord(
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/session/dic_traverse_session.cpp b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/session/dic_traverse_session.cpp
index 774d607..71d3698 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/session/dic_traverse_session.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/session/dic_traverse_session.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "defines.h"
 #include "jni.h"
-#include "suggest/core/dicnode/dic_node_utils.h"
 #include "suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_header.h"
 #include "suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_info.h"
-#include "suggest/core/dictionary/binary_format.h"
 #include "suggest/core/dictionary/dictionary.h"
 
 namespace latinime {
@@ -29,23 +27,22 @@
 void DicTraverseSession::init(const Dictionary *const dictionary, const int *prevWord,
         int prevWordLength, const SuggestOptions *const suggestOptions) {
     mDictionary = dictionary;
-    mMultiWordCostMultiplier = mDictionary->getBinaryDictionaryInfo()
-            ->getHeader()->getMultiWordCostMultiplier();
+    const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo =
+            mDictionary->getBinaryDictionaryInfo();
+    mMultiWordCostMultiplier = binaryDictionaryInfo->getHeader()->getMultiWordCostMultiplier();
     mSuggestOptions = suggestOptions;
     if (!prevWord) {
         mPrevWordPos = NOT_VALID_WORD;
         return;
     }
     // TODO: merge following similar calls to getTerminalPosition into one case-insensitive call.
-    mPrevWordPos = BinaryFormat::getTerminalPosition(
-            dictionary->getBinaryDictionaryInfo()->getDictRoot(), prevWord,
-            prevWordLength, false /* forceLowerCaseSearch */);
+    mPrevWordPos = binaryDictionaryInfo->getStructurePolicy()->getTerminalNodePositionOfWord(
+            binaryDictionaryInfo, prevWord, prevWordLength, false /* forceLowerCaseSearch */);
     if (mPrevWordPos == NOT_VALID_WORD) {
         // Check bigrams for lower-cased previous word if original was not found. Useful for
         // auto-capitalized words like "The [current_word]".
-        mPrevWordPos = BinaryFormat::getTerminalPosition(
-                dictionary->getBinaryDictionaryInfo()->getDictRoot(), prevWord,
-                prevWordLength, true /* forceLowerCaseSearch */);
+        mPrevWordPos = binaryDictionaryInfo->getStructurePolicy()->getTerminalNodePositionOfWord(
+                binaryDictionaryInfo, prevWord, prevWordLength, true /* forceLowerCaseSearch */);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.cpp b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.cpp
index c995af9..c807fb7 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@
     // TODO: Move children creating methods form DicNodeUtils.
 }
 
-void PatriciaTriePolicy::getWordAtPosition(const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
-        const int terminalNodePos, const int maxDepth, int *const outWord,
+int PatriciaTriePolicy::getCodePointsAndProbabilityAndReturnCodePointCount(
+        const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
+        const int nodePos, const int maxCodePointCount, int *const outCodePoints,
         int *const outUnigramProbability) const {
-    BinaryFormat::getWordAtAddress(binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), terminalNodePos,
-            maxDepth, outWord, outUnigramProbability);
+    return BinaryFormat::getCodePointsAndProbabilityAndReturnCodePointCount(
+            binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), nodePos,
+            maxCodePointCount, outCodePoints, outUnigramProbability);
 }
 
 int PatriciaTriePolicy::getTerminalNodePositionOfWord(
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.h b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.h
index 9b93381..0a16e41 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.h
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
             const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
             const NodeFilter *const nodeFilter, DicNodeVector *const childDicNodes) const;
 
-    void getWordAtPosition(const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
-            const int terminalNodePos, const int maxDepth, int *const outWord,
+    int getCodePointsAndProbabilityAndReturnCodePointCount(
+            const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
+            const int terminalNodePos, const int maxCodePointCount, int *const outCodePoints,
             int *const outUnigramProbability) const;
 
     int getTerminalNodePositionOfWord(