diff --git a/src/equal.rs b/src/equal.rs
index bcb3741a..c8470ab2 100644
--- a/src/equal.rs
+++ b/src/equal.rs
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ pub fn ed_tunings_for_ternary(
     (3..ed_bound)
         .flat_map(|l| (2..l).flat_map(move |m| (1..m).map(move |s| vec![l, m, s])))
         .filter(|edostep_counts| {
-            let ed: i32 =
-                edostep_counts[0] * step_sig[0] as i32 
-                    + edostep_counts[1] * step_sig[1] as i32 
-                    + edostep_counts[2] * step_sig[2] as i32;
+            let ed: i32 = edostep_counts[0] * step_sig[0] as i32
+                + edostep_counts[1] * step_sig[1] as i32
+                + edostep_counts[2] * step_sig[2] as i32;
             let aber_size = steps_as_cents(edostep_counts[2], ed as f64, equave);
-            edostep_counts[0] * step_sig[0] as i32 
-                + edostep_counts[1] * step_sig[1] as i32 
-                + edostep_counts[2] * step_sig[2] as i32 <= ed_bound
+            edostep_counts[0] * step_sig[0] as i32
+                + edostep_counts[1] * step_sig[1] as i32
+                + edostep_counts[2] * step_sig[2] as i32
+                <= ed_bound
                 && aber_lower <= aber_size
                 && aber_size <= aber_upper
         })
diff --git a/src/words.rs b/src/words.rs
index 564e6847..11967696 100644
--- a/src/words.rs
+++ b/src/words.rs
@@ -646,12 +646,7 @@ where
         + (1..slice.len())
             .map(|i| slice.iter().take(i).cycle())
             .take_while(|iter| {
-                slice.to_vec()
-                    != iter
-                        .clone()
-                        .take(slice.len())
-                        .cloned()
-                        .collect::<Vec<T>>()
+                slice.to_vec() != iter.clone().take(slice.len()).cloned().collect::<Vec<T>>()
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>()
             .len();
@@ -668,14 +663,12 @@ where
 
 /// The chirality of a scale word.
 pub fn chirality(word: &[Letter]) -> Chirality {
-    let mut modes = rotations(word);
-    modes.sort_unstable();
+    let mut least_mode = least_mode(word);
 
     let word_rev: Vec<usize> = word.iter().cloned().rev().collect();
-    let mut modes_rev = rotations(&word_rev);
-    modes_rev.sort_unstable();
-
-    match modes[0].cmp(&modes_rev[0]) {
+    let least_mode_word_rev = least_mode(&word_rev);
+    
+    match least_mode.cmp(&least_mode_word_rev) {
         Ordering::Less => Chirality::Right,
         Ordering::Equal => Chirality::Achiral,
         Ordering::Greater => Chirality::Left,