diff --git a/base/sanitize.go b/base/sanitize.go
index 27874ab..af14f3d 100644
--- a/base/sanitize.go
+++ b/base/sanitize.go
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package base
 
-// OnlyWordsAndNumbers is a transform
-// function that will only let 0-1a-zA-Z,
-// and spaces though
-func OnlyWordsAndNumbers(r rune) bool {
+import (
+	"unicode"
+)
+
+// OnlyAsciiWordsAndNumbers is a transform
+// function that will only let 0-9a-zA-Z,
+// and spaces through
+func OnlyAsciiWordsAndNumbers(r rune) bool {
 	switch {
 	case r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z':
 		return false
 	case r >= 'a' && r <= 'z':
 		return false
-	case r >= '0' && r <= '1':
+	case r >= '0' && r <= '9':
 		return false
 	case r == ' ':
 		return false
@@ -18,10 +22,17 @@ func OnlyWordsAndNumbers(r rune) bool {
 	}
 }
 
-// OnlyWords is a transform function
+// OnlyWordsAndNumbers is a transform
+// function that lets any unicode letter
+// or digit through as well as spaces
+func OnlyWordsAndNumbers(r rune) bool {
+	return !(r == ' ' || unicode.IsLetter(r) || unicode.IsDigit(r))
+}
+
+// OnlyAsciiWords is a transform function
 // that will only let a-zA-Z, and
-// spaces though
-func OnlyWords(r rune) bool {
+// spaces through
+func OnlyAsciiWords(r rune) bool {
 	switch {
 	case r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z':
 		return false
@@ -34,9 +45,16 @@ func OnlyWords(r rune) bool {
 	}
 }
 
-// OnlyLetters is a transform function
+// OnlyWords is a transform function
+// that lets any unicode letter through
+// as well as spaces
+func OnlyWords(r rune) bool {
+	return !(r == ' ' || unicode.IsLetter(r))
+}
+
+// OnlyAsciiLetters is a transform function
 // that will only let a-zA-Z through
-func OnlyLetters(r rune) bool {
+func OnlyAsciiLetters(r rune) bool {
 	switch {
 	case r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z':
 		return false
@@ -46,3 +64,9 @@ func OnlyLetters(r rune) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 }
+
+// OnlyLetters is a transform function
+// that lets any unicode letter through
+func OnlyLetters(r rune) bool {
+	return !unicode.IsLetter(r)
+}
diff --git a/base/sanitize_test.go b/base/sanitize_test.go
index 699a80f..628e024 100644
--- a/base/sanitize_test.go
+++ b/base/sanitize_test.go
@@ -4,54 +4,93 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"golang.org/x/text/transform"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestWordsAndNumbersShouldPass1(t *testing.T) {
-	s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyWordsAndNumbers), "THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence")
-	sanitized := []rune(s)
+type testCase struct {
+	input          string
+	expectedOutput string
+}
 
-	for i := range sanitized {
-		assert.False(t, OnlyWordsAndNumbers(sanitized[i]), "Letter %v should be sanitized", sanitized[i])
+func TestWordsAndNumbers(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []testCase{
+		{"THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence", "THIS iz A L337 aNd UnSanitized sentence"},
+		{"here're some unicode letters: --Æ.ÒÑ", "herere some unicode letters ÆÒÑ"},
+		{")(*&^%$@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@#$%", ""},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyWordsAndNumbers), test.input)
+		if s != test.expectedOutput {
+			t.Errorf("got \"%s\" expected \"%s\"\n", s, test.expectedOutput)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestWordsAndNumbersShouldPass2(t *testing.T) {
-	s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyWordsAndNumbers), ")(*&^%$@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@#$%")
-	sanitized := []rune(s)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(sanitized), "Length of string should be 0")
+func TestAsciiWordsAndNumbers(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []testCase{
+		{"THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence", "THIS iz A L337 aNd UnSanitized sentence"},
+		{"here're some unicode letters: --Æ.ÒÑ", "herere some unicode letters "},
+		{")(*&^%$@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@#$%", ""},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyAsciiWordsAndNumbers), test.input)
+		if s != test.expectedOutput {
+			t.Errorf("got \"%s\" expected \"%s\"\n", s, test.expectedOutput)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-func TestWordsShouldPass1(t *testing.T) {
-	s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyWords), "THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence")
-	sanitized := []rune(s)
-
-	for i := range sanitized {
-		assert.False(t, OnlyWords(sanitized[i]), "Letter %v should be sanitized", sanitized[i])
+func TestWords(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []testCase{
+		{"THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence", "THIS iz A L aNd UnSanitized sentence"},
+		{"here're some unicode letters: --Æ.ÒÑ", "herere some unicode letters ÆÒÑ"},
+		{")(*&^%$@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@#$%", ""},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyWords), test.input)
+		if s != test.expectedOutput {
+			t.Errorf("got \"%s\" expected \"%s\"\n", s, test.expectedOutput)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestWordsShouldPass2(t *testing.T) {
-	s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyWords), "08765432123456789)(*&^%$@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@#$%")
-	sanitized := []rune(s)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(sanitized), "Length of string should be 0")
+func TestAsciiWords(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []testCase{
+		{"THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence", "THIS iz A L aNd UnSanitized sentence"},
+		{"here're some unicode letters: ÆÒÑ", "herere some unicode letters "},
+		{")(*&^%$@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@#$%", ""},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyAsciiWords), test.input)
+		if s != test.expectedOutput {
+			t.Errorf("got \"%s\" expected \"%s\"\n", s, test.expectedOutput)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-func TestLettersShouldPass1(t *testing.T) {
-	s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyLetters), "THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence")
-	sanitized := []rune(s)
-
-	for i := range sanitized {
-		assert.False(t, OnlyLetters(sanitized[i]), "Letter %v should be sanitized", sanitized[i])
+func TestLetters(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []testCase{
+		{"THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence", "THISizALaNdUnSanitizedsentence"},
+		{"here're some unicode letters: --Æ.ÒÑ", "hereresomeunicodelettersÆÒÑ"},
+		{")(*&^%$@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@#$%", ""},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyLetters), test.input)
+		if s != test.expectedOutput {
+			t.Errorf("got \"%s\" expected \"%s\"\n", s, test.expectedOutput)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestLettersShouldPass2(t *testing.T) {
-	s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyLetters), "0876543212     3456789)(*&^    %$@!@#$%^&    *(*&^%$#@#$%")
-	sanitized := []rune(s)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(sanitized), "Length of string should be 0")
+func TestAsciiLetters(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []testCase{
+		{"THIS iz A L337 aNd Un'Sani~~~~tized sentence", "THISizALaNdUnSanitizedsentence"},
+		{"here're some unicode letters: --Æ.ÒÑ", "hereresomeunicodeletters"},
+		{")(*&^%$@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@#$%", ""},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		s, _, _ := transform.String(transform.RemoveFunc(OnlyAsciiLetters), test.input)
+		if s != test.expectedOutput {
+			t.Errorf("got \"%s\" expected \"%s\"\n", s, test.expectedOutput)
+		}
+	}
 }