diff --git a/wordle b/wordle
index 530bb9a..a457f84 100755
--- a/wordle
+++ b/wordle
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ function check_guess() {
   done
 
   for (( c=0; c<WIDTH; c++ )); do
-    BOARD[$_row,$c]="${BOLD}${LETTER}${GREY} ${BOLD}${_guess:$c:1}${UNBOLD} "
+    BOARD[$_row,$c]="${GREY}${BOLD}${LETTER} ${_guess:$c:1} ${UNBOLD}"
 
     declare _char=${_guess:$c:1}
 
     if [[ "${_char}" == "${_answer:$c:1}" ]]; then
       greens[c]="${_char}"
-      BOARD[$_row,$c]="${LETTER}${GREEN} ${BOLD}${_char}${UNBOLD} "
+      BOARD[$_row,$c]="${GREEN}${BOLD}${LETTER} ${_char} ${UNBOLD}"
       continue
     fi
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ function check_guess() {
       chars="${chars/${_char}/}"
       yellows[c]="${_char}"         # volatile - stores previous row yellows
       YELLOWS[$_row,$c]="${_char}"  # stores all yellow from all rounds
-      BOARD[$_row,$c]="${LETTER}${YELLOW} ${BOLD}${_char}${UNBOLD} "
+      BOARD[$_row,$c]="${YELLOW}${BOLD}${LETTER} ${_char} ${UNBOLD}"
     else
       POOL="${POOL/${_char}/_}"
     fi