diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-ca/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-ca/strings.xml
index d6fdb476b..f3da1df89 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-ca/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-ca/strings.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     <string name="msg_dup_room">Un altre amfitrió ha registrat una sala amb aquest nom. Canvieu el nom a la vostra o intentenu més tard.</string>
     <string name="msg_lost_other">El repetidor ha perdut el contacte amb algun altre dispositiu durant aquesta partida.</string>
 
-    <string name="ids_badwords">Les paraules %s no es troben al diccionari.</string>
+    <string name="ids_badwordsf">Les paraules %s no es troben al diccionari.</string>
     <string name="badwords_accept">  Voleu acceptar aquesta jugada?</string>
     <string name="badwords_lost">  Torn perdut.</string>
     <string name="badwords_title">Les paraules no són vàlides</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-cs/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-cs/strings.xml
index d1b5d6772..d590ae90c 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-cs/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-cs/strings.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     <string name="msg_dup_room">Jiný server si již zaregistroval místnost s tímto jménem. Přejmenujte ji nebo to zkuste později.</string>
     <string name="msg_lost_other">Relay ztratil kontakt s nějakým zařízením ve hře.</string>
 
-    <string name="ids_badwords">Slovo[a] %s nebylo nalezeno ve slovníku.</string>
+    <string name="ids_badwordsf">Slovo[a] %s nebylo nalezeno ve slovníku.</string>
     <string name="badwords_accept">  Chcete přesto přijmout tento tah?</string>
     <string name="badwords_lost">  Tah ztracen.</string>
     <string name="badwords_title">Neplatné slovo[a]</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-pt/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-pt/strings.xml
index e8fcfd20e..fab021fe6 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-pt/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-pt/strings.xml
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
          phonies_disallow is the current setting and a "phony" is
          played.  One of the two following strings will be appended
          -->
-    <string name="ids_badwords">Palavra(s) %1$s não encontrada(s) na
+    <string name="ids_badwordsf">Palavra(s) %1$s não encontrada(s) na
     lista de palavras %2$s.</string>
 
     <!-- Appended to the above in the phonies_warn case.  User may
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-sk/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-sk/strings.xml
index aac9ad937..5da8040dd 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-sk/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values-sk/strings.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     <string name="msg_dup_room">Iný server si už zaregistroval miestnosť s týmto menom. Premenujte ju alebo to skúste neskôr.</string>
     <string name="msg_lost_other">Relay stratil kontakt s niektorým zariadením v hre.</string>
 
-    <string name="ids_badwords">Slovo[á] %s nebolo nájdené v slovníku.</string>
+    <string name="ids_badwordsf">Slovo[á] %s nebolo nájdené v slovníku.</string>
     <string name="badwords_accept">  Chcete napriek tomu potvrdiť tento ťah?</string>
     <string name="badwords_lost">  Ťah stratený.</string>
     <string name="badwords_title">Neplatné slovo[á]</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index c4b430ac1..3c4738a05 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
          phonies_disallow is the current setting and a "phony" is
          played.  One of the two following strings will be appended
          -->
-    <string name="ids_badwords">Word[s] %1$s not found in
+    <string name="ids_badwordsf">Word[s] %1$s not found in
          wordlist %2$s.</string>
 
     <!-- Appended to the above in the phonies_warn case.  User may
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
index d1b387bb9..169d1cc4a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
     public static final String INTENT_KEY_CHAT = "chat";
 
     private static final int DLG_OKONLY = DlgDelegate.DIALOG_LAST + 1;
-    private static final int DLG_BADWORDS = DLG_OKONLY + 1;
+    private static final int DLG_BADWORDS_BLK = DLG_OKONLY + 1;
     private static final int QUERY_REQUEST_BLK = DLG_OKONLY + 2;
     private static final int QUERY_INFORM_BLK = DLG_OKONLY + 3;
     private static final int PICK_TILE_REQUESTBLANK_BLK = DLG_OKONLY + 4;
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
 
             switch ( id ) {
             case DLG_OKONLY:
-            case DLG_BADWORDS:
             case DLG_RETRY:
             case GAME_OVER:
             case DLG_CONNSTAT:
@@ -368,6 +367,7 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
             case QUERY_REQUEST_BLK:
             case QUERY_INFORM_BLK:
             case DLG_SCORES_BLK:
+            case DLG_BADWORDS_BLK: 
                 ab = new AlertDialog.Builder( this )
                     .setMessage( m_dlgBytes );
                 if ( 0 != m_dlgTitle ) {
@@ -1776,21 +1776,14 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
         {
             boolean accept = turnLost;
 
-            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-            for ( int ii = 0; ; ) {
-                sb.append( words[ii] );
-                if ( ++ii == words.length ) {
-                    break;
-                }
-                sb.append( "; " );
-            }
-        
+            String wordsString = TextUtils.join( ", ", words );
             String message = 
-                getString( R.string.ids_badwords, sb.toString(), dict );
+                getString( R.string.ids_badwordsf, wordsString, dict );
 
             if ( turnLost ) {
-                nonBlockingDialog( DLG_BADWORDS, 
-                                   message + getString(R.string.badwords_lost) );
+                m_dlgBytes = message + getString( R.string.badwords_lost );
+                m_dlgTitle = R.string.badwords_title;
+                waitBlockingDialog( DLG_BADWORDS_BLK, 0 );
             } else {
                 m_dlgBytes = message + getString( R.string.badwords_accept );
                 m_dlgTitle = R.string.query_title;
@@ -2062,9 +2055,6 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
         case DLG_OKONLY:
             m_dlgTitle = R.string.info_title;
             break;
-        case DLG_BADWORDS:
-            m_dlgTitle = R.string.badwords_title;
-            break;
         case DLG_USEDICT:
         case DLG_GETDICT:
             m_dlgTitle = R.string.inform_dict_title;