diff --git a/src/inflect_rs.rs b/src/inflect_rs.rs
index 8a744ae..40908b6 100644
--- a/src/inflect_rs.rs
+++ b/src/inflect_rs.rs
@@ -2516,10 +2516,11 @@ impl Words {
     }
 }
 
-struct Word(String);
+// FIXME: This is terrible. Placeholder.
+pub struct Word(pub String);
 
 impl Word {
-    fn new(word: String) -> Result<Self, &'static str> {
+    pub fn new(word: String) -> Result<Self, &'static str> {
         if word.len() >= 1 {
             Ok(Word(word))
         } else {
@@ -2527,7 +2528,7 @@ impl Word {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get(&self) -> &str {
+    pub fn get(&self) -> &str {
         &self.0
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/inflect_rs_tests.rs b/tests/inflect_rs_tests.rs
index 1f17fa0..477e91e 100644
--- a/tests/inflect_rs_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/inflect_rs_tests.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ fn test_words() {
     assert_eq!(words.last, "fox.");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_word() {
+    let word = Word::new(String::from("fox"));
+    assert_eq!(word.unwrap().get(), "fox");
+
+    let word = Word::new(String::from(""));
+    word.unwrap();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_engine_gender() {
     let mut e = Engine::new();
@@ -89,7 +98,7 @@ fn test_engine_get_count() {
     let mut e = Engine::new();
 
     // i32 Into<IntOrString>>
-    for i in -1e3 as i32..1e3 as i32 {
+    for i in -1e2 as i32..1e2 as i32 {
         assert_eq!(e.get_count(Some(i)), i);
     }