diff --git a/java/res/values-en/whitelist.xml b/java/res/values-en/whitelist.xml
index 9469a019d..29a828c7e 100644
--- a/java/res/values-en/whitelist.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-en/whitelist.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@
         <item>heres</item>
         <item>here\'s</item>
 
+        <item>255</item>
+        <item>hoe</item>
+        <item>how</item>
+
+        <item>255</item>
+        <item>hoes</item>
+        <item>how\'s</item>
+
         <item>255</item>
         <item>howd</item>
         <item>how\'d</item>
@@ -166,6 +174,11 @@
         <item>shouldent</item>
         <item>shouldn\'t</item>
 
+        <!-- TODO: Remove this entry after "yes" gets bumped up in the dictionary. -->
+        <item>255</item>
+        <item>tes</item>
+        <item>yes</item>
+
         <item>255</item>
         <item>thatd</item>
         <item>that\'d</item>