diff --git a/any.js b/any.js
index a2caeff7..f0d619db 100644
--- a/any.js
+++ b/any.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SIZE_RANGE = {max: 20, min: 1};
 const integer = options => chance.natural(options);
 const float = options => chance.floating(options);
 const string = options => chance.string(options);
-const word = options => chance.word(options);
+const word = options => chance.word({syllables: 3, ...options});
 const sentence = options => chance.sentence(options);
 const paragraph = options => chance.paragraph(options);
 const url = options => chance.url(options);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function simpleObject() {
   const size = integer(DEFAULT_SIZE_RANGE);
 
   for (let i = 0; i < size; i += 1) {
-    object[word({syllables: 3})] = string();
+    object[word()] = string();
   }
 
   return object;
diff --git a/test/unit/any-test.js b/test/unit/any-test.js
index b69997ca..596ee135 100644
--- a/test/unit/any-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/any-test.js
@@ -48,11 +48,19 @@ suite('random data generator', () => {
 
   test('that a word is generated', () => {
     const word = chance.word();
-    chanceStub.word.withArgs(options).returns(word);
+    chanceStub.word.withArgs({syllables: 3, ...options}).returns(word);
 
     assert.equal(any.word(options), word);
   });
 
+  test('that syllables can be overridden', () => {
+    const word = chance.word();
+    const expectedSyllables = any.integer();
+    chanceStub.word.withArgs({syllables: expectedSyllables, ...options}).returns(word);
+
+    assert.equal(any.word({syllables: expectedSyllables, ...options}), word);
+  });
+
   test('that a sentence is generated', () => {
     const sentence = chance.sentence();
     chanceStub.sentence.withArgs(options).returns(sentence);