diff --git a/src/activities/letter-in-word/LetterInWord.qml b/src/activities/letter-in-word/LetterInWord.qml
--- a/src/activities/letter-in-word/LetterInWord.qml
+++ b/src/activities/letter-in-word/LetterInWord.qml
@@ -281,15 +281,16 @@
         property int itemWidth: Math.min(parent.width / 7.5, parent.height / 6.5)
         property int itemHeight: itemWidth * 1.11
 
+        //leftMargin is set to background.itemWidth * 0.5 because when an item is clicked, it is scaled to 1.5, hence the maximum margin should be background.itemWidth * 1.5 - background.itemWidth so that the text is prevented from disappearing when expanded
         GridView {
             id: wordsView
             anchors.bottom: bar.top
             anchors.left: parent.left
             anchors.right: parent.right
             anchors.top: planeText.bottom
-            anchors.topMargin: 10 * ApplicationInfo.ratio
+            anchors.topMargin: background.itemWidth * 0.5
             anchors.leftMargin: 15 * ApplicationInfo.ratio
-            anchors.rightMargin: 15 * ApplicationInfo.ratio
+            anchors.rightMargin: repeatItem.width * 0.6
             anchors.bottomMargin: 10 * ApplicationInfo.ratio
             cellWidth: itemWidth + 25*ApplicationInfo.ratio
             cellHeight: itemHeight + 15*ApplicationInfo.ratio