diff --git a/stage1/words.s b/stage1/words.s
index ce48973..147a439 100644
--- a/stage1/words.s
+++ b/stage1/words.s
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 .bss
 
-.set WORDS_HASH_BITS, 6
+.set WORDS_HASH_BITS, 8
 .set WORDS_LEN, (1 << WORDS_HASH_BITS)
 
 # global definitions hashtable
diff --git a/stage2/22-words-util.lsp b/stage2/22-words-util.lsp
index 307f956..6bffb8c 100644
--- a/stage2/22-words-util.lsp
+++ b/stage2/22-words-util.lsp
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
       (call-native acquire-object$ 0 addr)
       (deref addr))))))
 
-;(map (fn (index) (length (get-words index))) (range 0 63))
+;(map (fn (index) (length (get-words index))) (range 0 255))