diff --git a/crates/proof/src/it/mod.rs b/crates/proof/src/it/mod.rs
index ecc4aad6..a742eaa2 100644
--- a/crates/proof/src/it/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/src/it/mod.rs
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ fn check(d: &AffixDict, word: &str, opts: &crate::Options) -> bool {
     if TRUNCATIONS.contains(&lower.as_str()) || left_to_grammar(&lower) {
         return true;
     }
+    // The whole word first, as Hunspell does: a hyphenated entry or user word.
     if w.contains('-') {
-        return w.split('-').all(|p| p.chars().count() <= 1 || known(d, p));
+        return known(d, w) || w.split('-').all(|p| p.chars().count() <= 1 || known(d, p));
     }
     if let Some((head, tail)) = w.split_once(['\'', '’'])
         && PROCLITICS.contains(&head.to_lowercase().as_str())
@@ -139,6 +140,14 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
     }
 
+    /// craft-libs#487 review: a hyphenated dictionary entry is a word even when its parts aren't.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_hyphenated_entry_is_looked_up_whole() {
+        let d = AffixDict::from_hunspell("SET UTF-8\n", "1\ntic-tac\n", &[]).unwrap();
+        assert!(is_correct_with(&d, "tic-tac"));
+        assert!(!is_correct_with(&d, "tic-tacc"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn without_a_dictionary_nothing_is_flagged() {
         let none = AffixDict::default();
diff --git a/crates/proof/src/pt/mod.rs b/crates/proof/src/pt/mod.rs
index 661bb998..00e80265 100644
--- a/crates/proof/src/pt/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/src/pt/mod.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ fn check(d: &AffixDict, word: &str, opts: &crate::Options) -> bool {
     let Some(w) = crate::spelling::word_to_check(d, word, opts) else {
         return true;
     };
+    // The whole word first, as Hunspell does: a hyphenated entry or user word.
     if w.contains('-') {
-        return w.split('-').all(|p| p.chars().count() <= 1 || known(d, p));
+        return known(d, w) || w.split('-').all(|p| p.chars().count() <= 1 || known(d, p));
     }
     known(d, w)
 }
@@ -96,6 +97,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!d.rep().is_empty() && !d.map().is_empty() && !d.try_chars().is_empty());
     }
 
+    /// craft-libs#487 review: a hyphenated dictionary entry is a word even when its parts aren't.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_hyphenated_entry_is_looked_up_whole() {
+        let d = AffixDict::from_hunspell("SET UTF-8\n", "1\ntic-tac\n", &[]).unwrap();
+        assert!(is_correct_with(&d, "tic-tac"));
+        assert!(!is_correct_with(&d, "tic-tacc"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn without_a_dictionary_nothing_is_flagged() {
         let none = AffixDict::default();
diff --git a/crates/proof/src/spelling.rs b/crates/proof/src/spelling.rs
index aaf25956..c80f42fe 100644
--- a/crates/proof/src/spelling.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/src/spelling.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ pub(crate) fn word_to_check_in<'a>(d: &AffixDict, word: &'a str, opts: &Options)
     if d.is_empty() {
         return None;
     }
-    let w = word.trim_matches(|c: char| !c.is_alphanumeric() && c != '\'' && c != '’');
+    // A trailing combining mark with no precomposed form (`x\u{338}`) is part of the word.
+    let edge = |c: char| !c.is_alphanumeric() && c != '\'' && c != '’';
+    let w = word.trim_start_matches(edge).trim_end_matches(|c| edge(c) && !unicode_normalization::char::is_combining_mark(c));
     let w = w.trim_matches(['\'', '’']);
     let n = w.chars().count();
     if n <= 1 || (opts.ignore_numbers && w.chars().any(|c| c.is_ascii_digit())) || !w.chars().any(char::is_alphabetic) {
@@ -56,4 +58,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(word_to_check(&d, "B2B", &strict), Some("B2B"));
         assert_eq!(word_to_check(&d, "PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO", &defaults), Some("PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO"), "only short capitals are acronyms");
     }
+
+    /// craft-libs#487 review: a trailing combining mark stays on the word it marks.
+    #[test]
+    fn trailing_combining_marks_are_kept() {
+        let d = AffixDict::from_hunspell("", "1\nkot\n", &[]).unwrap();
+        let defaults = Options::default();
+        assert_eq!(word_to_check(&d, "kox\u{338}", &defaults), Some("kox\u{338}"));
+        assert_eq!(word_to_check(&d, "(kox\u{338}).", &defaults), Some("kox\u{338}"));
+    }
 }