diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/main.c b/xwords4/wasm/main.c
index b85d680c1..c326add01 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/main.c
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/main.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 typedef struct _NewGameParams {
     bool isRobotNotRemote;
     bool hintsNotAllowed;
+    const char* lc;
 } NewGameParams;
 
 static void updateScreen( GameState* gs, bool doSave );
@@ -221,10 +222,19 @@ EM_JS(void, setButtons, (const char* id, const char** bstrs,
           setDivButtons(UTF8ToString(id), buttons, proc, closure);
     });
 
-EM_JS(void, callNewGame, (const char* msg, void* closure), {
-        let jsmsg = UTF8ToString(msg);
-        nbGetNewGame(closure, jsmsg);
-    });
+EM_JS(void, js_callNewGame, (const char* msg, void* closure,
+                             char** langs, int nLangs), {
+          let jsmsg = UTF8ToString(msg);
+
+          let jlangs = [];
+          for ( let ii = 0; ii < nLangs; ++ii ) {
+              const mem = HEAP32[(langs + (ii * 4)) >> 2];
+              let str = UTF8ToString(mem);
+              console.log('pushing ' + str);
+              jlangs.push(str);
+          }
+          nbGetNewGame(closure, jsmsg, jlangs);
+      });
 
 typedef struct _ConfirmState {
     Globals* globals;
@@ -647,13 +657,40 @@ onPlayerNamed( void* closure, const char* name )
     }
 }
 
+typedef struct _NewGameState {
+    Globals* globals;
+    char* langs[16];
+    int nLangs;
+} NewGameState;
+
+static XP_Bool
+onOneLang( void* closure, const XP_UCHAR* keys[] )
+{
+    NewGameState* ngs = (NewGameState*)closure;
+    replaceStringIfDifferent( ngs->globals->mpool, &ngs->langs[ngs->nLangs], keys[1] );
+    XP_LOGFF( "set langs[%d] %s", ngs->nLangs, ngs->langs[ngs->nLangs] );
+    ++ngs->nLangs;
+    XP_ASSERT( ngs->nLangs < VSIZE(ngs->langs));
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void
+callNewGame( Globals* globals )
+{
+    NewGameState ngs = {.globals = globals};
+    const XP_UCHAR* keys[] = {KEY_DICTS, KEY_WILDCARD, NULL};
+    dutil_forEach( globals->dutil, NULL, keys, onOneLang, &ngs );
+
+    js_callNewGame("Configure your new game", globals, ngs.langs, ngs.nLangs);
+}
+
 static void
 onDeviceButton( void* closure, const char* button )
 {
     CAST_GLOB(Globals*, globals, closure);
     XP_LOGFF( "(button=%s)", button );
     if ( 0 == strcmp(button, BUTTON_GAME_NEW) ) {
-        callNewGame("Configure your new game", globals);
+        callNewGame(globals);
     } else if ( 0 == strcmp(button, BUTTON_GAME_OPEN) ) {
         pickGame( globals );
     } else if ( 0 == strcmp(button, BUTTON_GAME_RENAME ) ) {
@@ -1108,11 +1145,11 @@ onOneDict( void* closure, const XP_UCHAR* keys[] )
 }
 
 static DictionaryCtxt*
-loadAnyDict( Globals* globals )
+loadAnyDict( Globals* globals, const char* lc )
 {
     FindOneState fos = {.globals = globals,
     };
-    const XP_UCHAR* keys[] = {KEY_DICTS, KEY_WILDCARD, KEY_WILDCARD, NULL};
+    const XP_UCHAR* keys[] = {KEY_DICTS, lc, KEY_WILDCARD, NULL};
     dutil_forEach( globals->dutil, NULL, keys, onOneDict, &fos );
     LOG_RETURNF( "%p", fos.dict );
     return fos.dict;
@@ -1140,7 +1177,8 @@ loadAndDraw( Globals* globals, const NetLaunchInfo* invite,
     }
 
     if ( !gs ) {
-        DictionaryCtxt* dict = loadAnyDict( globals );
+        const char* lc = NULL == params ? "en" : params->lc;
+        DictionaryCtxt* dict = loadAnyDict( globals, lc );
         if ( !!dict ) {
             char playerName[32];
             getPlayerName( globals, playerName, sizeof(playerName) );
@@ -1734,13 +1772,14 @@ cbckBinary( BinProc proc, void* closure, int len, const uint8_t* msg )
 }
 
 void
-onNewGame( void* closure, bool opponentIsRobot )
+onNewGame( void* closure, bool opponentIsRobot, const char* lc )
 {
     Globals* globals = (Globals*)closure;
-    XP_LOGFF( "isRobot: %d", opponentIsRobot );
+    XP_LOGFF( "isRobot: %d; lc: %s", opponentIsRobot, lc );
 
-    NewGameParams ngp = {0};
-    ngp.isRobotNotRemote = opponentIsRobot;
+    NewGameParams ngp = { .isRobotNotRemote = opponentIsRobot,
+                          .lc = lc,
+    };
     loadAndDraw( globals, NULL, NULL, &ngp );
     updateDeviceButtons( globals );
 }
diff --git a/xwords4/wasm/xwutils.js b/xwords4/wasm/xwutils.js
index c3df4aafa..ab5e9213a 100644
--- a/xwords4/wasm/xwutils.js
+++ b/xwords4/wasm/xwutils.js
@@ -333,8 +333,12 @@ function newRadio(txt, id, proc) {
 	return span;
 }
 
-function nbGetNewGame(closure, msg) {
-	const dlg = newDlgWMsg('Is your opponent a robot or someone you will invite?');
+function nbGetNewGame(closure, msg, langs) {
+	const dlg = newDlgWMsg(msg);
+
+	const explDiv = document.createElement('div');
+	dlg.appendChild( explDiv );
+	explDiv.textContent = 'Is your opponent a robot or someone you will invite?';
 
 	const radioDiv = document.createElement('div');
 	dlg.appendChild( radioDiv );
@@ -342,10 +346,24 @@ function nbGetNewGame(closure, msg) {
 	radioDiv.appendChild(newRadio('Robot', 'newgame', function() {robotSet[0] = true;}));
 	radioDiv.appendChild(newRadio('Remote player', 'newgame', function() {robotSet[0] = false;}));
 
+	let chosenLang = [langs[0]];
+	if ( 1 < langs.length ) {
+		const langsExplDiv = document.createElement('div');
+		dlg.appendChild( langsExplDiv );
+		langsExplDiv.textContent = "Choose your game language";
+		const langsDiv = document.createElement('div');
+		dlg.appendChild( langsDiv );
+		for ( let ii = 0; ii < langs.length; ++ii ) {
+			let langName = langs[ii];
+			console.log('adding radio for ' + langName);
+			langsDiv.appendChild(newRadio(langName, 'lang', function() {chosenLang[0] = langName;}));
+		}
+	}
+
 	const butProc = function(indx) {
 		if ( indx === 1 && null !== robotSet[0]) {
-			const types = ['number', 'boolean'];
-			const params = [closure, robotSet[0]];
+			const types = ['number', 'boolean', 'string'];
+			const params = [closure, robotSet[0], chosenLang[0]];
 			Module.ccall('onNewGame', null, types, params);
 		}
 		dlg.parentNode.removeChild(dlg);