diff --git a/src/diffenator2/shape.py b/src/diffenator2/shape.py
index 98423ba..d9e5f88 100644
--- a/src/diffenator2/shape.py
+++ b/src/diffenator2/shape.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def parse_wordlist(fp):
             except IndexError:
                 results.append(
                     TemplateWord(
-                        string=items[0], script="dflt", lang=None, ot_features={}
+                        string=items[0], script=None, lang=None, ot_features={}
                     )
                 )
     return results