diff --git a/u4/word_count.py b/u4/word_count.py
index a6f0894..a7905ab 100644
--- a/u4/word_count.py
+++ b/u4/word_count.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def count_words(sentance: str) -> dict:
 
     SPECIAL_CHAR = oct(7)
 
-    delims = [":", "?", "!", "\n", "\t", ",", ".", "_"]
+    delims = [":", "?", "!", "\n", "\t", ",", ".", "_", '&', '@', '$', '%', '^', '&']
     del_chars = ['"']
 
     forbidden = delims + del_chars + [" ", "'", ""]