diff --git a/packages/game/src/ui/board.ts b/packages/game/src/ui/board.ts
index 97de4dd..b8c8bd2 100644
--- a/packages/game/src/ui/board.ts
+++ b/packages/game/src/ui/board.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 import { myAnimalsHtml } from "./pets.js";
 import { litterWords } from "./forecast.js";
 import { crossCached } from "./cache.js";
-import { dueWords, esc, has, hex, pips, prop, stars, swatch } from "./util.js";
+import { dueWords, esc, has, hex, letterText, pips, prop, stars, swatch } from "./util.js";
 import { btn, head, icon, iconBtn, iconize, more, nm, tag, type IconName } from "./felt/index.js";
 import type { View } from "./view.js";
 import { actTrack } from "./track.js";
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ export function boardHtml(state: GameState, _view: View): string {
   const orders = accepted.map((o) => {
     let f = { pFill: 0, text: "" };
     try { f = forecastOrderFor(state, o); } catch { /* keep blank */ }
-    return `<li><div class="o-line">${orderIcon(o)}<span>${esc(o.text)}</span></div><div class="meta">${icon("calendar", "inl")} ${esc(dueWords(state, o.deadline))}</div><div class="o-forecast">${pips(state, f.pFill, f.text, true)}</div></li>`;
+    return `<li><div class="o-line">${orderIcon(o)}<span>${esc(letterText(state, o.text))}</span></div><div class="meta">${icon("calendar", "inl")} ${esc(dueWords(state, o.deadline))}</div><div class="o-forecast">${pips(state, f.pFill, f.text, true)}</div></li>`;
   }).join("");
   const news = upcoming(state);
   let lastSeason = -Infinity;
   const diary = state.log.slice(-10).reverse().map((l) => {
     const head = l.season !== lastSeason ? `<li class="day">${esc(seasonLabel(l.season))}</li>` : "";
     lastSeason = l.season;
-    return `${head}<li>${iconize(esc(l.text))}</li>`;
+    return `${head}<li>${iconize(esc(letterText(state, l.text)))}</li>`;
   }).join("");
   const animals = myAnimalsHtml(state);
   return `${head("board", "The shed board", 2)}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function orderCard(state: GameState, o: Order, mode: "open" | "accepted"): strin
   return `<div class="order ${mode}">
     ${orderIcon(o)}
     <div class="o-body">
-      <div class="o-text">“${esc(o.text)}”</div>
+      <div class="o-text">“${esc(letterText(state, o.text))}”</div>
       <div class="o-tags">${tag(`${o.reward}`, { icon: "coin", tone: "butter", title: "Reward in coins" })}${o.reputation ? tag("★".repeat(o.reputation).replace(/★/g, icon("star", "sm")), { tone: "butter", title: "Reputation" }) : ""}${tag(esc(dueWords(state, o.deadline).replace(/^due by /, "")), { icon: "calendar", tone: "sky", title: "Due by" })}</div>
       <div class="o-forecast"><span class="lbl">Can you fill it?</span>${pips(state, f.pFill, `Chance you can fill it: ${f.text}`, true)}</div>
     </div>
@@ -116,5 +116,5 @@ export function ordersHtml(state: GameState, _view: View): string {
   return `${head("mail", "Letters", 2)}
     ${open.length ? open.map((o) => orderCard(state, o, "open")).join("") : `<p class="meta">No new letters. More arrive with the seasons.</p>`}
     ${accepted.length ? `${head("check", `Promised · ${accepted.length} of ${MAX_ACCEPTED_ORDERS}`)}${accepted.map((o) => orderCard(state, o, "accepted")).join("")}` : ""}
-    ${past.length ? more("orders-past", "Past letters", `<ul class="plain past">${past.map((o) => `<li>${tag(esc(o.status), { tone: o.status === "filled" ? "sage" : "rose", cls: o.status === "filled" ? "ok" : "warn" })} ${esc(o.text)}</li>`).join("")}</ul>`) : ""}`;
+    ${past.length ? more("orders-past", "Past letters", `<ul class="plain past">${past.map((o) => `<li>${tag(esc(o.status), { tone: o.status === "filled" ? "sage" : "rose", cls: o.status === "filled" ? "ok" : "warn" })} ${esc(letterText(state, o.text))}</li>`).join("")}</ul>`) : ""}`;
 }
diff --git a/packages/game/src/ui/report.ts b/packages/game/src/ui/report.ts
index c9d914c..a520620 100644
--- a/packages/game/src/ui/report.ts
+++ b/packages/game/src/ui/report.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
 } from "../core/index.js";
 import { lambTile, litterLooks } from "./forecast.js";
 import { flipLine } from "./craft.js";
-import { cap, discoveryText, discoveryTitle, esc, portrait, UNLOCK_ICON, UNLOCK_WORDS } from "./util.js";
+import { cap, discoveryText, discoveryTitle, esc, letterText, portrait, UNLOCK_ICON, UNLOCK_WORDS } from "./util.js";
 import { btn, head, icon, iconize, nm, type IconName } from "./felt/index.js";
 import type { View } from "./view.js";
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function matingRows(state: GameState, view: View, r: SeasonReport): string {
 function latestSummary(state: GameState): string {
   const last = state.log.filter((l) => l.season === state.season).slice(-8);
   return `${head("calendar", esc(seasonLabel(state.season)), 2)}
-    ${last.length ? `<ul class="plain">${last.map((l) => `<li>${iconize(esc(l.text))}</li>`).join("")}</ul>` : `<p>Nothing yet this season. Plan some matings, then press Next season.</p>`}
+    ${last.length ? `<ul class="plain">${last.map((l) => `<li>${iconize(esc(letterText(state, l.text)))}</li>`).join("")}</ul>` : `<p>Nothing yet this season. Plan some matings, then press Next season.</p>`}
     <div class="row">${btn("Carry on", { kind: "primary", icon: "check", data: { close: "" } })}</div>`;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/game/src/ui/util.ts b/packages/game/src/ui/util.ts
index 1146253..abed871 100644
--- a/packages/game/src/ui/util.ts
+++ b/packages/game/src/ui/util.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ export function woolSwatch(s: Sheep, extra = ""): string {
   return swatch(woolOf(s).hex, extra);
 }
 
+/** Wool-letter text with its fineness ask in plain words until the numbers unlock. */
+export function letterText(state: GameState, text: string): string {
+  return numbersOn(state) ? text : text.replace(/fleece finer than [\d.]+ µm/g, "fine fleece");
+}
+
 export function numbersOn(state: GameState): boolean {
   return state.unlocks.includes("numbers");
 }