diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/main.c b/xwords4/wasm/main.c
index 5a4c60b26..b85d680c1 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/main.c
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/main.c
@@ -110,8 +110,21 @@ static void saveName( GameState* gs );
 static bool isVisible( GameState* gs );
 static int countDicts( Globals* globals );
 
-EM_JS(void, call_get_dict, (void* closure), {
-        getDict(closure);
+typedef void (*GotDictProc)(void* closure, const char* lc, const char* name,
+                            uint8_t* data, int len);
+
+EM_JS(void, call_get_dict, (const char* lc, GotDictProc proc,
+                            void* closure), {
+        let langs;
+        if (lc) {
+            langs = [UTF8ToString(lc)];
+        } else {
+            langs = [navigator.language.split('-')[0]];
+            if (langs[0] != 'en') {
+                langs.push('en');
+            }
+        }
+        getDict(langs, proc, closure);
     });
 
 EM_JS(void, show_name, (const char* name), {
@@ -315,7 +328,6 @@ sendInviteTo(GameState* gs, const MQTTDevID* remoteDevID)
     nli_init( &nli, &gs->gi, &myAddr, 1, 1 );
     nli_setGameName( &nli, gs->gameName );
 
-
     XWStreamCtxt* stream = mem_stream_make_raw( MPPARM(globals->mpool)
                                                 globals->vtMgr );
     dvc_makeMQTTInvite( globals->dutil, NULL, stream, &nli );
@@ -691,6 +703,15 @@ countDicts( Globals* globals )
     return count;
 }
 
+static bool
+haveDictFor(Globals* globals, const char* lc)
+{
+    int count = 0;
+    const XP_UCHAR* keys[] = {KEY_DICTS, lc, NULL};
+    dutil_forEach( globals->dutil, NULL, keys, upCounter, &count );
+    return 0 < count;
+}
+
 static void
 updateDeviceButtons( Globals* globals )
 {
@@ -740,6 +761,31 @@ onMqttMsg(void* closure, const uint8_t* data, int len )
     dvc_parseMQTTPacket( globals->dutil, NULL, data, len );
 }
 
+static void
+storeAsDict(Globals* globals, const char* lc, const char* name,
+            uint8_t* data, int len  )
+{
+    char shortName[32];
+    sprintf( shortName, "%s", name );
+    char* dot = strstr(shortName, ".xwd");
+    if ( !!dot ) {
+        *dot = '\0';
+    }
+    XP_LOGFF("shortName: %s", shortName);
+
+    const XP_UCHAR* keys[] = {KEY_DICTS, lc, shortName, NULL};
+    dutil_storePtr( globals->dutil, NULL, keys, data, len );
+}
+
+static void
+onGotDict( void* closure, const char* lc, const char* name,
+           uint8_t* data, int len)
+{
+    CAST_GLOB(Globals*, globals, closure);
+    storeAsDict( globals, lc, name, data, len );
+    updateDeviceButtons( globals );
+}
+
 static void
 initDeviceGlobals( Globals* globals )
 {
@@ -771,7 +817,7 @@ initDeviceGlobals( Globals* globals )
     call_setup( globals, buf, GITREV, now, onConflict, onFocussed, onMqttMsg );
 
     if ( 0 == countDicts( globals ) ) {
-        call_get_dict( globals );
+        call_get_dict( NULL, onGotDict, globals );
     }
 }
 
@@ -840,6 +886,40 @@ newFromInvite( Globals* globals, const NetLaunchInfo* invite )
     return gs;
 }
 
+typedef struct _DictDownState {
+    Globals* globals;
+    NetLaunchInfo invite;
+    const char* lc;
+} DictDownState;
+
+
+static void
+onDictForInvite( void* closure, const char* lc, const char* name,
+                 uint8_t* data, int len )
+{
+    DictDownState* dds = (DictDownState*)closure;
+    if ( !!data && 0 < len ) {
+        storeAsDict( dds->globals, lc, name, data, len );
+        loadAndDraw( dds->globals, &dds->invite, NULL, NULL );
+    } else {
+        char msg[128];
+        sprintf( msg, "Unable to download %s worldlist for invitation", dds->lc );
+        call_alert( msg );
+    }
+    XP_FREE( dds->globals->mpool, dds );
+}
+
+static void
+onDictConfirmed( void* closure, bool confirmed )
+{
+    DictDownState* dds = (DictDownState*)closure;
+    if ( confirmed ) {
+        call_get_dict( dds->lc, onDictForInvite, dds );
+    } else {
+        XP_FREE( dds->globals->mpool, dds );
+    }
+ }
+
 /* If you launch a URL that encodes an invitation, you'll get here. If it's
  * the first time (the game hasn't been created yet) you'll get a new game
  * that connects to the host. If you've already created the game, you'll be
@@ -853,10 +933,19 @@ gameFromInvite( Globals* globals, const NetLaunchInfo* invite )
     bool needsLoad = true;
     GameState* gs = getSavedGame( globals, invite->gameID );
     if ( !gs ) {
-        if ( invite->lang == 1 ) {
+        const char* lc = lcToLocale( invite->lang );
+        if ( haveDictFor(globals, lc) ) {
             gs = newFromInvite( globals, invite );
         } else {
-            call_alert( "Invitations are only supported for play in English right now." );
+            char msg[128];
+            sprintf( msg, "Invitation requires a wordlist %s for "
+                     "language %s; download now?", invite->dict, lc );
+
+            DictDownState* dds = XP_MALLOC( globals->mpool, sizeof(*dds) );
+            dds->globals = globals;
+            dds->invite = *invite;
+            dds->lc = lc;
+            call_confirm(globals, msg, onDictConfirmed, dds);
         }
     }
     return gs;
@@ -1674,16 +1763,11 @@ cbckString( StringProc proc, void* closure, const char* str )
 }
 
 void
-gotDictBinary( void* closure, const char* xwd, const char* lang,
-               const char* lc, int len, uint8_t* data )
+gotDictBinary( GotDictProc proc, void* closure, const char* xwd,
+               const char* lc, uint8_t* data, int len )
 {
-    XP_LOGFF( "xwd: %s; lang: %s, lc: %s, len: %d", xwd, lang, lc, len );
-
-    CAST_GLOB(Globals*, globals, closure);
-    const XP_UCHAR* keys[] = {KEY_DICTS, lc, xwd, NULL};
-    dutil_storePtr( globals->dutil, NULL, keys, data, len );
-
-    updateDeviceButtons( globals );
+    XP_LOGFF( "lc: %s, xwd: %s; len: %d", lc, xwd, len );
+    (*proc)(closure, lc, xwd, data, len);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/main.h b/xwords4/wasm/main.h
index 52f357ac8..af8c785cb 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/main.h
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/main.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ typedef struct _TimerState {
 } TimerState;
 
 typedef XP_Bool (*IdleProc)(void* closure);
-typedef void (*BinProc)(void* closure, const uint8_t* data, int len );
+typedef void (*BinProc)(void* closure, const uint8_t* data, int len);
 typedef void (*BoolProc)(void* closure, bool result);
 
 typedef struct GameState {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ typedef struct Globals {
 #define CAST_GS(typ, var, ptr) XP_ASSERT(((typ)(ptr))->_GUARD == GUARD_GS); typ var = (typ)(ptr)
 
 #define KEY_DICTS "dicts"
-#define ROOT_PATH "/persisted"
+#define ROOT_PATH "/persisted0.3"
 
 void main_set_timer( GameState* gs, XWTimerReason why, XP_U16 when,
                      XWTimerProc proc, void* closure );
diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/wasmdict.c b/xwords4/wasm/wasmdict.c
index a071ea69d..1278ee60d 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/wasmdict.c
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/wasmdict.c
@@ -163,6 +163,16 @@ wasm_dictionary_destroy( DictionaryCtxt* dict, XWEnv xwe )
     XP_FREE( dict->mpool, ctxt );
 }
 
+DictionaryCtxt*
+wasm_dictionary_make_empty( Globals* globals )
+{
+    WasmDictionaryCtxt* wdict = XP_CALLOC( globals->mpool, sizeof( *wdict ) );
+    dict_super_init( MPPARM(globals->mpool) (DictionaryCtxt*)wdict );
+
+    LOG_RETURNF( "%p", wdict );
+    return (DictionaryCtxt*)wdict;
+}
+
 DictionaryCtxt* 
 wasm_dictionary_make( Globals* globals, XWEnv xwe,
                       const char* name, uint8_t* base, size_t len )
diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/wasmdict.h b/xwords4/wasm/wasmdict.h
index ab813e1f6..205bfc87f 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/wasmdict.h
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/wasmdict.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 DictionaryCtxt* wasm_dictionary_make( Globals* globals, XWEnv xwe,
                                       const char* name, uint8_t* base, size_t len );
+DictionaryCtxt* wasm_dictionary_make_empty( Globals* globals );
 void formatDictIndx( char buf[], size_t len, const char* lang, const char* name );
 
 #endif
diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/wasmdutil.c b/xwords4/wasm/wasmdutil.c
index d61f692b5..8c1935054 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/wasmdutil.c
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/wasmdutil.c
@@ -410,6 +410,28 @@ wasm_dutil_md5sum( XW_DUtilCtxt* duc, XWEnv xwe, const XP_U8* ptr,
     return NULL;
 }
 
+typedef struct _ForLangState {
+    XW_DUtilCtxt* duc;
+    XWEnv xwe;
+    uint8_t* ptr;
+    XP_U32 len;
+} ForLangState;
+
+static XP_Bool
+gotForLang( void* closure, const XP_UCHAR* keys[] )
+{
+    XP_LOGFF("name: %s", keys[2]);
+    ForLangState* fls = (ForLangState*)closure;
+    dutil_loadPtr( fls->duc, fls->xwe, keys, NULL, &fls->len );
+    if ( 0 < fls->len ) {
+        fls->ptr = XP_MALLOC( fls->duc->mpool, fls->len );
+        dutil_loadPtr( fls->duc, fls->xwe, keys, fls->ptr, &fls->len );
+    } else {
+        XP_LOGFF( "nothing for %s/%s", keys[1], keys[2] );
+    }
+    return NULL != fls->ptr;
+}
+
 static const DictionaryCtxt*
 wasm_dutil_getDict( XW_DUtilCtxt* duc, XWEnv xwe,
                     XP_LangCode lang, const XP_UCHAR* dictName )
@@ -429,10 +451,22 @@ wasm_dutil_getDict( XW_DUtilCtxt* duc, XWEnv xwe,
             dutil_loadPtr( duc, xwe, keys, ptr, &len );
             result = wasm_dictionary_make( globals, xwe, dictName, ptr, len );
             dmgr_put( globals->dictMgr, xwe, dictName, result );
+        } else {
+            /* Try another dict in same language */
+            XP_LOGFF( "trying for another %s dict", lc );
+            ForLangState fls = { .duc = duc,
+                                 .xwe = xwe,
+            };
+            const char* langKeys[] = {KEY_DICTS, lc, KEY_WILDCARD, NULL};
+            dutil_forEach( duc, xwe, langKeys, gotForLang, &fls );
+            if ( !!fls.ptr ) {
+                result = wasm_dictionary_make( globals, xwe, dictName, fls.ptr, fls.len );
+                dmgr_put( globals->dictMgr, xwe, dictName, result );
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    LOG_RETURNF( "%p", result );
+    XP_LOGFF("(%s, %s)=>%p", lc, dictName, result );
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/wasmutil.c b/xwords4/wasm/wasmutil.c
index 27570001f..7e6484f1e 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/wasmutil.c
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/wasmutil.c
@@ -410,11 +410,9 @@ wasm_util_altKeyDown( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, XWEnv xwe )
 static DictionaryCtxt*
 wasm_util_makeEmptyDict( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, XWEnv xwe )
 {
-    LOG_FUNC();                 /* firing */
-    XP_ASSERT(0);
-    /* return wasm_dictionary_make( MPPARM(uc->mpool) NULL, uc->closure, */
-    /*                              NULL, false, NULL ); */
-    return NULL;
+    WasmUtilCtx* wuctxt = (WasmUtilCtx*)uc;
+    GameState* gs = wuctxt->closure;
+    return wasm_dictionary_make_empty( gs->globals );
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/xwutils.js b/xwords4/wasm/xwutils.js
index a3abc8265..c3df4aafa 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/xwutils.js
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/xwutils.js
@@ -45,18 +45,11 @@ function registerOnce(devid, gitrev, now) {
 	}
 }
 
-function getDict(closure) {
+function getDict(langs, proc, closure) {
 	// set these later
 	let gots = {};
 
-	let langs = 'en'; // navigator.language;
-	if (langs) {
-		langs = [langs.split('-')[0]];
-	}
 	console.log('langs: ' + langs + '; langs[0]: ' + langs[0]);
-	if (langs[0] != 'en' ) {
-		langs.push('en');
-	}
 	let args = '?lc=' + langs.join('|');
 	console.log('args: ' + args);
 	fetch('/xw4/info.py/listDicts' + args, {
@@ -97,8 +90,8 @@ function getDict(closure) {
 		dataHeap.set( new Uint8Array(data) );
 		// console.log('made array?: ' + dataHeap);
 		Module.ccall('gotDictBinary', null,
-					 ['number', 'string', 'string', 'string', 'number', 'array'],
-					 [closure, gots.xwd, gots.langName, gots.lc, len, dataHeap]);
+					 ['number', 'number', 'string', 'string', 'array', 'number'],
+					 [proc, closure, gots.xwd, gots.lc, dataHeap, len]);
 		Module._free(dataPtr);
 	});
 	console.log('getDict() done');