diff --git a/haskellscrabble.cabal b/haskellscrabble.cabal
--- a/haskellscrabble.cabal
+++ b/haskellscrabble.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                haskellscrabble
-version:             2.2.1
+version:             2.2.2
 synopsis:            A scrabble library capturing the core game logic of scrabble.
 description:         A scrabble library which enforces legal transitions between moves. Intended to facilitate the development of a playable game.
 homepage:            http://www.github.com/happy0/haskellscrabble
diff --git a/src/Wordify/Rules/Pos.hs b/src/Wordify/Rules/Pos.hs
--- a/src/Wordify/Rules/Pos.hs
+++ b/src/Wordify/Rules/Pos.hs
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 
   direction :: Pos -> Pos -> Maybe Direction
   direction startPos endPos
-    | xPos startPos == xPos endPos = Just Horizontal
-    | yPos startPos == yPos endPos = Just Vertical
+    | xPos startPos == xPos endPos = Just Vertical
+    | yPos startPos == yPos endPos = Just Horizontal
     | otherwise = Nothing
 
   {- A map keyed by tuples representing (x,y) co-ordinates, and valued by their
@@ -72,4 +72,3 @@
 
   gridValue :: Pos -> String
   gridValue (Pos _ _ grid) = grid
-