2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 4ed612b..a5dc56e 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@
 
 		if (defined('DICT_ENABLED') && DICT_ENABLED) {
 
-			$word = escapeshellarg($_REQUEST["word"]);
+			/* strip hyphens */
+			$word = str_replace("", "", $_REQUEST["word"]);
+
+			$word = escapeshellarg($word);
 
 			exec(DICT_CLIENT . " -h ". DICT_SERVER ." $word 2>&1", $output, $rc);
 
diff --git a/js/dict.js b/js/dict.js
index 1c802e7..d85b75c 100644
--- a/js/dict.js
+++ b/js/dict.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
 		const sel = getSelection().toString().trim();
 
-		if (sel.match(/^\w+$/)) {
+		if (sel.match(/^[\w]+$/)) {
 			Reader.lookupWord(sel, function() {
 				if (typeof EpubeApp != "undefined")
 					EpubeApp.showActionBar(false);