diff --git a/cromulant/game.py b/cromulant/game.py
index da4e6e9..5937b89 100644
--- a/cromulant/game.py
+++ b/cromulant/game.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class Game:
             elif n == 2:
                 status = Utils.random_emoji(3)
             elif n == 3:
-                status = Utils.random_words(1)[0].capitalize()
+                status = Utils.random_word(noun=True, adj=False)
 
         elif value == Opts.words.value:
             n = random.randint(1, 4)
diff --git a/cromulant/utils.py b/cromulant/utils.py
index 9eca23c..f49e666 100644
--- a/cromulant/utils.py
+++ b/cromulant/utils.py
@@ -173,12 +173,16 @@ class Utils:
             return ""
 
         word = Utils.rand_word.word(include_parts_of_speech=opts, word_max_length=8)
-
         return str(word)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def random_words(num: int = 1) -> list[str]:
-        return [Utils.random_word() for _ in range(num)]
+    def random_words(num: int = 1, noun: bool = True, adj: bool = True) -> list[str]:
+        return [
+            Utils.random_word(
+                noun=noun,
+            )
+            for _ in range(num)
+        ]
 
     @staticmethod
     def capitalize(word: str) -> str: