diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/MarkersContainer.spec.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/MarkersContainer.spec.tsx
index cc6f3a146..1c2ab90bb 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/MarkersContainer.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/MarkersContainer.spec.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ it("renders all markers", () => {
             },
           },
         },
+        metadata: {
+          wordList: {
+            timedOut: false,
+          },
+        },
       },
     },
     settings: {
@@ -71,6 +76,11 @@ it("renders some markers", () => {
             },
           },
         },
+        metadata: {
+          wordList: {
+            timedOut: false,
+          },
+        },
       },
     },
     settings: {
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/MarkersContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/MarkersContainer.tsx
index 7d1ab0080..c441da276 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/MarkersContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/MarkersContainer.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,17 @@ const markers: Array<(
     null,
   (c) =>
     (c.revision &&
-      c.revision.actionCounts.flag.reasons.COMMENT_DETECTED_BANNED_WORD && (
+      c.revision.actionCounts.flag.reasons.COMMENT_DETECTED_BANNED_WORD &&
+      c.revision.metadata?.wordList?.timedOut && (
+        <Localized id="moderate-marker-possibleBannedWord" key={keyCounter++}>
+          <Marker color="reported">Possible Banned Word</Marker>
+        </Localized>
+      )) ||
+    null,
+  (c) =>
+    (c.revision &&
+      c.revision.actionCounts.flag.reasons.COMMENT_DETECTED_BANNED_WORD &&
+      !c.revision.metadata?.wordList?.timedOut && (
         <Localized id="moderate-marker-bannedWord" key={keyCounter++}>
           <Marker color="reported">Banned Word</Marker>
         </Localized>
@@ -46,7 +56,17 @@ const markers: Array<(
     null,
   (c) =>
     (c.revision &&
-      c.revision.actionCounts.flag.reasons.COMMENT_DETECTED_SUSPECT_WORD && (
+      c.revision.actionCounts.flag.reasons.COMMENT_DETECTED_SUSPECT_WORD &&
+      c.revision.metadata?.wordList?.timedOut && (
+        <Localized id="moderate-marker-possibleSuspectWord" key={keyCounter++}>
+          <Marker color="reported">Possible Suspect Word</Marker>
+        </Localized>
+      )) ||
+    null,
+  (c) =>
+    (c.revision &&
+      c.revision.actionCounts.flag.reasons.COMMENT_DETECTED_SUSPECT_WORD &&
+      !c.revision.metadata?.wordList?.timedOut && (
         <Localized id="moderate-marker-suspectWord" key={keyCounter++}>
           <Marker color="reported">Suspect Word</Marker>
         </Localized>
@@ -193,6 +213,11 @@ const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<MarkersContainerProps>({
             }
           }
         }
+        metadata {
+          wordList {
+            timedOut
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
   `,
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/__snapshots__/MarkersContainer.spec.tsx.snap b/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/__snapshots__/MarkersContainer.spec.tsx.snap
index 0a40f90b3..1b1eab619 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/__snapshots__/MarkersContainer.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/components/ModerateCard/__snapshots__/MarkersContainer.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ exports[`renders all markers 1`] = `
                 },
               },
             },
+            "metadata": Object {
+              "wordList": Object {
+                "timedOut": false,
+              },
+            },
           },
           "status": "PREMOD",
         }
@@ -172,6 +177,11 @@ exports[`renders some markers 1`] = `
                 },
               },
             },
+            "metadata": Object {
+              "wordList": Object {
+                "timedOut": false,
+              },
+            },
           },
           "status": "PREMOD",
         }
diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql b/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
index 94bd5f043..1e6e39e8e 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
@@ -2655,12 +2655,26 @@ type CommentRevisionPerspectiveMetadata {
   score: Float!
 }
 
+type CommentRevisionWordListMetadata {
+  """
+  timedOut is whether the wordlist analysis timed out when this revision
+  of the comment was sent through the moderation phases.
+  """
+  timedOut: Boolean
+}
+
 type CommentRevisionMetadata {
   """
   perspective stores metadata associated with the pipeline analysis of this
   revision's body.
   """
   perspective: CommentRevisionPerspectiveMetadata
+
+  """
+  wordList metadata stores extra status details about what occurred during
+  word list analysis of this comment revision.
+  """
+  wordList: CommentRevisionWordListMetadata
 }
 
 """
diff --git a/src/core/server/models/comment/revision.ts b/src/core/server/models/comment/revision.ts
index 0738c6f4d..887df1983 100644
--- a/src/core/server/models/comment/revision.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/models/comment/revision.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ export interface RevisionMetadata {
     model: string;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * wordList metadata stores extra status details about what occurred during
+   * word list analysis of this comment revision.
+   */
+  wordList?: {
+    /**
+     * timedOut is whether the wordlist analysis timed out when this revision
+     * of the comment was sent through the moderation phases.
+     */
+    timedOut?: boolean;
+  };
+
   /**
    * nudge when true indicates that the comment was written on the first try
    * without a warning.
diff --git a/src/core/server/services/comments/pipeline/phases/wordList.ts b/src/core/server/services/comments/pipeline/phases/wordList.ts
index 0e6c162b0..768785522 100755
--- a/src/core/server/services/comments/pipeline/phases/wordList.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/services/comments/pipeline/phases/wordList.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,17 @@ export const wordList: IntermediateModerationPhase = ({
     };
   } else if (banned === null) {
     return {
-      status: GQLCOMMENT_STATUS.SYSTEM_WITHHELD,
       actions: [
         {
           actionType: ACTION_TYPE.FLAG,
           reason: GQLCOMMENT_FLAG_REASON.COMMENT_DETECTED_BANNED_WORD,
         },
       ],
+      metadata: {
+        wordList: {
+          timedOut: true,
+        },
+      },
     };
   }
 
@@ -66,13 +70,17 @@ export const wordList: IntermediateModerationPhase = ({
     };
   } else if (suspect === null) {
     return {
-      status: GQLCOMMENT_STATUS.SYSTEM_WITHHELD,
       actions: [
         {
           actionType: ACTION_TYPE.FLAG,
           reason: GQLCOMMENT_FLAG_REASON.COMMENT_DETECTED_SUSPECT_WORD,
         },
       ],
+      metadata: {
+        wordList: {
+          timedOut: true,
+        },
+      },
     };
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl b/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
index 96988e27a..cf29d1abb 100644
--- a/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
+++ b/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
@@ -849,7 +849,9 @@ moderate-navigation-comment-count = { SHORT_NUMBER($count) }
 moderate-marker-preMod = Pre-mod
 moderate-marker-link = Link
 moderate-marker-bannedWord = Banned word
+moderate-marker-possibleBannedWord = Possible Banned Word
 moderate-marker-suspectWord = Suspect word
+moderate-marker-possibleSuspectWord = Possible Suspect Word
 moderate-marker-spam = Spam
 moderate-marker-spamDetected = Spam detected
 moderate-marker-toxic = Toxic