diff --git a/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/component/keyboard/word_count.rs b/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/component/keyboard/word_count.rs
index 778fcda99..c06cc4bab 100644
--- a/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/component/keyboard/word_count.rs
+++ b/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/component/keyboard/word_count.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::ui::{
 
 const NUMBERS: [u32; 5] = [12, 18, 20, 24, 33];
 const LABELS: [&str; 5] = ["12", "18", "20", "24", "33"];
-const CELLS: [(usize, usize); 5] = [(0, 0), (0, 2), (0, 4), (1, 0), (1, 2)];
+const CELLS: [(usize, usize); 5] = [(0, 0), (0, 4), (1, 0), (1, 4), (2, 2)];
 
 pub struct SelectWordCount {
     button: [Button<&'static str>; NUMBERS.len()],
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ impl Component for SelectWordCount {
     type Msg = SelectWordCountMsg;
 
     fn place(&mut self, bounds: Rect) -> Rect {
-        let (_, bounds) = bounds.split_bottom(2 * theme::BUTTON_HEIGHT + theme::BUTTON_SPACING);
-        let grid = Grid::new(bounds, 2, 6).with_spacing(theme::BUTTON_SPACING);
+        let (_, bounds) =
+            bounds.split_bottom(3 * theme::WORDCOUNT_BUTTON_HEIGHT + theme::PIN_BUTTON_SPACING);
+        let grid = Grid::new(bounds, 3, 8).with_spacing(theme::PIN_BUTTON_SPACING);
         for (btn, (x, y)) in self.button.iter_mut().zip(CELLS) {
             btn.place(grid.cells(GridCellSpan {
                 from: (x, y),
-                to: (x, y + 1),
+                to: (x, y + 3),
             }));
         }
         bounds
diff --git a/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/layout.rs b/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/layout.rs
index 2d18aa1cd..a75baa939 100644
--- a/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/layout.rs
+++ b/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/layout.rs
@@ -1475,23 +1475,12 @@ extern "C" fn new_confirm_recovery(n_args: usize, args: *const Obj, kwargs: *mut
 
 extern "C" fn new_select_word_count(n_args: usize, args: *const Obj, kwargs: *mut Map) -> Obj {
     let block = move |_args: &[Obj], kwargs: &Map| {
-        let dry_run: bool = kwargs.get(Qstr::MP_QSTR_dry_run)?.try_into()?;
-        let title: StrBuffer = if dry_run {
-            TR::recovery__title_dry_run.try_into()?
-        } else {
-            TR::recovery__title.try_into()?
-        };
-
         let paragraphs = Paragraphs::new(Paragraph::<StrBuffer>::new(
             &theme::TEXT_DEMIBOLD,
             TR::recovery__select_num_of_words.try_into()?,
         ));
 
-        let obj = LayoutObj::new(Frame::left_aligned(
-            theme::label_title(),
-            title,
-            Dialog::new(paragraphs, SelectWordCount::new()),
-        ))?;
+        let obj = LayoutObj::new(Dialog::new(paragraphs, SelectWordCount::new()))?;
         Ok(obj.into())
     };
     unsafe { util::try_with_args_and_kwargs(n_args, args, kwargs, block) }
@@ -2038,7 +2027,7 @@ pub static mp_module_trezorui2: Module = obj_module! {
 
     /// def select_word_count(
     ///     *,
-    ///     dry_run: bool,
+    ///     dry_run: bool,  # unused in T3T1
     /// ) -> int | str:  # TT returns int
     ///     """Select mnemonic word count from (12, 18, 20, 24, 33)."""
     Qstr::MP_QSTR_select_word_count => obj_fn_kw!(0, new_select_word_count).as_obj(),
diff --git a/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/theme/mod.rs b/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/theme/mod.rs
index fa5315b58..d4e021359 100644
--- a/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/theme/mod.rs
+++ b/core/embed/rust/src/ui/model_mercury/theme/mod.rs
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ pub const TEXT_CHECKLIST_DONE: TextStyle =
 
 pub const CONTENT_BORDER: i16 = 0;
 pub const BUTTON_HEIGHT: i16 = 50;
+pub const WORDCOUNT_BUTTON_HEIGHT: i16 = 60;
 pub const BUTTON_WIDTH: i16 = 56;
 pub const BUTTON_SPACING: i16 = 6;
 pub const KEYBOARD_SPACING: i16 = BUTTON_SPACING;