diff --git a/src/main/java/puzzle/Masker.java b/src/main/java/puzzle/Masker.java
index 242db46..b80756f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/puzzle/Masker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/puzzle/Masker.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public final class Masker {
             }
             if ((bitCount(rLo) + bitCount(rHi)) < MIN_LEN) penalty += 8000;
             int wordLen = bitCount(rLo) + bitCount(rHi);
-            if (wordLen > 5) penalty += (wordLen - 5) * 1000L;
+            if (wordLen > 6) penalty += (wordLen - 6) * 1000L;
          } else penalty += 25000;
       }
       for (long bits = hi_cl; bits != X; bits &= bits - 1) {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public final class Masker {
             }
             if ((bitCount(rLo) + bitCount(rHi)) < MIN_LEN) penalty += 8000;
             int wordLen = bitCount(rLo) + bitCount(rHi);
-            if (wordLen > 5) penalty += (wordLen - 5) * 1000L;
+            if (wordLen > 6) penalty += (wordLen - 6) * 1000L;
          } else penalty += 25000;
       }