diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionary.java
index 32732ac..eb19ef9 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionary.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
                 // TODO: check that all users of the `kind' parameter are ready to accept
                 // flags too and pass mOutputTypes[j] instead of kind
                 suggestions.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(new String(mOutputCodePoints, start, len),
-                        score, kind, mDictType,
+                        score, kind, this /* sourceDict */,
                         mSpaceIndices[0] /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
             }
         }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Dictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Dictionary.java
index 7c3e4a7..a1d9a00 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Dictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Dictionary.java
@@ -28,9 +28,26 @@
 public abstract class Dictionary {
     public static final int NOT_A_PROBABILITY = -1;
 
+    // The following types do not actually come from real dictionary instances, so we create
+    // corresponding instances.
     public static final String TYPE_USER_TYPED = "user_typed";
+    public static final Dictionary DICTIONARY_USER_TYPED = new PhonyDictionary(TYPE_USER_TYPED);
+
     public static final String TYPE_APPLICATION_DEFINED = "application_defined";
+    public static final Dictionary DICTIONARY_APPLICATION_DEFINED =
+            new PhonyDictionary(TYPE_APPLICATION_DEFINED);
+
     public static final String TYPE_HARDCODED = "hardcoded"; // punctuation signs and such
+    public static final Dictionary DICTIONARY_HARDCODED =
+            new PhonyDictionary(TYPE_HARDCODED);
+
+    // Spawned by resuming suggestions. Comes from a span that was in the TextView.
+    public static final String TYPE_RESUMED = "resumed";
+    public static final Dictionary DICTIONARY_RESUMED =
+            new PhonyDictionary(TYPE_RESUMED);
+
+    // The following types of dictionary have actual functional instances. We don't need final
+    // phony dictionary instances for them.
     public static final String TYPE_MAIN = "main";
     public static final String TYPE_CONTACTS = "contacts";
     // User dictionary, the system-managed one.
@@ -42,9 +59,7 @@
     // Personalization prediction dictionary internal to LatinIME's Java code.
     public static final String TYPE_PERSONALIZATION_PREDICTION_IN_JAVA =
             "personalization_prediction_in_java";
-    // Spawned by resuming suggestions. Comes from a span that was in the TextView.
-    public static final String TYPE_RESUMED = "resumed";
-    protected final String mDictType;
+    public final String mDictType;
 
     public Dictionary(final String dictType) {
         mDictType = dictType;
@@ -114,8 +129,30 @@
     /**
      * Subclasses may override to indicate that this Dictionary is not yet properly initialized.
      */
-
     public boolean isInitialized() {
         return true;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Not a true dictionary. A placeholder used to indicate suggestions that don't come from any
+     * real dictionary.
+     */
+    private static class PhonyDictionary extends Dictionary {
+        // This class is not publicly instantiable.
+        private PhonyDictionary(final String type) {
+            super(type);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> getSuggestions(final WordComposer composer,
+                final String prevWord, final ProximityInfo proximityInfo,
+                final boolean blockOffensiveWords) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isValidWord(String word) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
index b69e940..516b842 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
             // the respective size of the typed word and the suggestion if it matters sometime
             // in the future.
             suggestions.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(new String(word, 0, depth + 1), finalFreq,
-                    SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION, mDictType,
+                    SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION, this /* sourceDict */,
                     SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
             if (suggestions.size() >= Suggest.MAX_SUGGESTIONS) return false;
         }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
             for (int shortcutIndex = 0; shortcutIndex < length; ++shortcutIndex) {
                 final char[] shortcut = node.mShortcutTargets.get(shortcutIndex);
                 suggestions.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(new String(shortcut, 0, shortcut.length),
-                        finalFreq, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_SHORTCUT, mDictType,
+                        finalFreq, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_SHORTCUT, this /* sourceDict */,
                         SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
                 if (suggestions.size() > Suggest.MAX_SUGGESTIONS) return false;
             }
@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@
             if (freq >= 0 && node == null) {
                 suggestions.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(new String(mLookedUpString, index,
                         Constants.DICTIONARY_MAX_WORD_LENGTH - index),
-                        freq, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION, mDictType,
-                        SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX));
+                        freq, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION, this /* sourceDict */,
+                        SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 2a2ac02..65309b7 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@
         if (ProductionFlag.USES_DEVELOPMENT_ONLY_DIAGNOSTICS) {
             ResearchLogger.latinIME_pickSuggestionManually(replacedWord, index, suggestion,
                     mWordComposer.isBatchMode(), suggestionInfo.mScore, suggestionInfo.mKind,
-                    suggestionInfo.mSourceDict);
+                    suggestionInfo.mSourceDict.mDictType);
         }
         mConnection.endBatchEdit();
         // Don't allow cancellation of manual pick
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@
                 if (!TextUtils.equals(s, typedWord)) {
                     suggestions.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(s,
                             SuggestionStripView.MAX_SUGGESTIONS - i,
-                            SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_RESUMED, Dictionary.TYPE_RESUMED,
+                            SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_RESUMED, Dictionary.DICTIONARY_RESUMED,
                             SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
index bb06d4d..8766e0f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
@@ -303,13 +303,14 @@
 
         for (int i = 0; i < suggestionsCount; ++i) {
             final SuggestedWordInfo wordInfo = suggestionsContainer.get(i);
-            LatinImeLogger.onAddSuggestedWord(wordInfo.mWord.toString(), wordInfo.mSourceDict);
+            LatinImeLogger.onAddSuggestedWord(wordInfo.mWord.toString(),
+                    wordInfo.mSourceDict.mDictType);
         }
 
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(typedWord)) {
             suggestionsContainer.add(0, new SuggestedWordInfo(typedWord,
                     SuggestedWordInfo.MAX_SCORE, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED,
-                    Dictionary.TYPE_USER_TYPED,
+                    Dictionary.DICTIONARY_USER_TYPED,
                     SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
         }
         SuggestedWordInfo.removeDups(suggestionsContainer);
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@
         }
 
         for (SuggestedWordInfo wordInfo : suggestionsSet) {
-            LatinImeLogger.onAddSuggestedWord(wordInfo.mWord, wordInfo.mSourceDict);
+            LatinImeLogger.onAddSuggestedWord(wordInfo.mWord, wordInfo.mSourceDict.mDictType);
         }
 
         final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> suggestionsContainer =
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
index 89a31f0..3d6d0d7 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
             if (null == text) continue;
             final SuggestedWordInfo suggestedWordInfo = new SuggestedWordInfo(text.toString(),
                     SuggestedWordInfo.MAX_SCORE, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_APP_DEFINED,
-                    Dictionary.TYPE_APPLICATION_DEFINED,
+                    Dictionary.DICTIONARY_APPLICATION_DEFINED,
                     SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */);
             result.add(suggestedWordInfo);
         }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> suggestionsList = CollectionUtils.newArrayList();
         final HashSet<String> alreadySeen = CollectionUtils.newHashSet();
         suggestionsList.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(typedWord, SuggestedWordInfo.MAX_SCORE,
-                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED, Dictionary.TYPE_USER_TYPED,
+                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED, Dictionary.DICTIONARY_USER_TYPED,
                 SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
         alreadySeen.add(typedWord.toString());
         final int previousSize = previousSuggestions.size();
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         public final int mScore;
         public final int mKind; // one of the KIND_* constants above
         public final int mCodePointCount;
-        public final String mSourceDict;
+        public final Dictionary mSourceDict;
         // For auto-commit. This keeps track of the index inside the touch coordinates array
         // passed to native code to get suggestions for a gesture that corresponds to the first
         // letter of the second word.
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         private String mDebugString = "";
 
         public SuggestedWordInfo(final String word, final int score, final int kind,
-                final String sourceDict, final int indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord) {
+                final Dictionary sourceDict, final int indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord) {
             mWord = word;
             mScore = score;
             mKind = kind;
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@
             mIndexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord = indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord;
         }
 
-
         public void setDebugString(final String str) {
             if (null == str) throw new NullPointerException("Debug info is null");
             mDebugString = str;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index eae6252..2fcf271 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
                 // TODO: Stop using KeySpceParser.getLabel().
                 puncList.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(KeySpecParser.getLabel(puncSpec),
                         SuggestedWordInfo.MAX_SCORE, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_HARDCODED,
-                        Dictionary.TYPE_HARDCODED,
+                        Dictionary.DICTIONARY_HARDCODED,
                         SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
             }
         }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/JsonUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/JsonUtils.java
index 977f843..2beebdf 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/JsonUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/JsonUtils.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             jsonWriter.name("word").value(wordInfo.toString());
             jsonWriter.name("score").value(wordInfo.mScore);
             jsonWriter.name("kind").value(wordInfo.mKind);
-            jsonWriter.name("sourceDict").value(wordInfo.mSourceDict);
+            jsonWriter.name("sourceDict").value(wordInfo.mSourceDict.mDictType);
             jsonWriter.endObject();
         }
         jsonWriter.endArray();
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
index 500e863..0a1c4e9 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputTestsBase.java
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 
     protected void pickSuggestionManually(final int index, final String suggestion) {
         mLatinIME.pickSuggestionManually(index, new SuggestedWordInfo(suggestion, 1,
-                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION, "main",
+                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION, null /* sourceDict */,
                 SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
index ef86700..a5f3685 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@
         final int NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS = 5;
         final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> list = CollectionUtils.newArrayList();
         list.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(TYPED_WORD, TYPED_WORD_FREQ,
-                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED, "",
+                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED, null /* sourceDict */,
                 SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
         for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS; ++i) {
-            list.add(new SuggestedWordInfo("" + i, 1, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION, "",
+            list.add(new SuggestedWordInfo("" + i, 1, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION,
+                    null /* sourceDict */,
                     SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */));
         }