diff --git a/adafruit_display_text/__init__.py b/adafruit_display_text/__init__.py
index 3fd0732..fc96d07 100755
--- a/adafruit_display_text/__init__.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_text/__init__.py
@@ -119,18 +119,19 @@ def count_overlap(range1, range2):
             cur_part = ""
 
             if wwidth > max_width:
-                for char in word:
+                for char_offset, char in enumerate(word):
                     if newline:
                         extraspace = 0
                         leadchar = ""
                     else:
                         extraspace = swidth
                         leadchar = " "
+                    hyphen_width = measure("-") if char_offset < len(word) - 1 else 0
                     if (
                         measure("".join(partial))
                         + measure(cur_part)
                         + measure(char)
-                        + measure("-")
+                        + hyphen_width
                         + extraspace
                         > max_width
                     ):