diff --git a/src/components/sheetTable/DOMTextMeasurer.ts b/src/components/sheetTable/DOMTextMeasurer.ts
index 64f3a03..19d6251 100644
--- a/src/components/sheetTable/DOMTextMeasurer.ts
+++ b/src/components/sheetTable/DOMTextMeasurer.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
+const MEASURABLE_SPACE = ' \u200B'; // Adding Unicode zero-width character to end will cause the browser to measure the preceding space.
+
+type WordWidths = Record<string,number>;
+type WordWidthsCache = Record<string,WordWidths>; 
+
+// Shared per-layout word widths across all instances of DOMTextMeasurer.
+const theWordWidthsCache:WordWidthsCache = {};
+
+// Use classname as key to cache word widths specific to that layout. 
+// Still possible to have collisions if two different layouts use the same classname. If you have that problem, you can create a separate className for each layout.
+function _getOrCreateWordWidths(className:string):WordWidths {
+  if (theWordWidthsCache[className]) return theWordWidthsCache[className];
+  return theWordWidthsCache[className] = {};
+}
+
 class DOMTextMeasurer {
   private _parentElement:HTMLElement;
   private _className:string;
   private _measureElement:HTMLElement|null;
   private _isInitialized:boolean;
+  private _wordWidths:Record<string,number> = {};
   
+  // Measurement will be based on styles inherited from both parentElement and className.
   constructor(parentElement:HTMLElement, className:string) {
     this._parentElement = parentElement;
     this._className = className;
@@ -20,6 +37,7 @@ class DOMTextMeasurer {
     this._measureElement.style.visibility = 'hidden';
     this._measureElement.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
     this._parentElement.appendChild(this._measureElement);
+    this._wordWidths = _getOrCreateWordWidths(this._className);
 
     this._isInitialized = true;
   }
@@ -27,10 +45,24 @@ class DOMTextMeasurer {
   public measureTextWidth(text:string):number {
     this._initializeAsNeeded();
     if (!this._measureElement) throw 'Unexpected';
-    this._measureElement.textContent = text;
-    const width = this._measureElement.offsetWidth;
-    this._measureElement.textContent = ''; // Save memory.
-    return width;
+    
+    let totalWidth = 0;
+    const words = text.split(' ');
+    for(let i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
+      const word = words[i] + (i < words.length - 1 ? MEASURABLE_SPACE : '');
+      if (this._wordWidths[word]) {
+        totalWidth += this._wordWidths[word];
+        continue;
+      }
+      
+      this._measureElement.textContent = word;
+      const width = this._measureElement.offsetWidth;
+      this._wordWidths[word] = width;
+      totalWidth += width;
+    }
+    
+    this._measureElement.textContent = '';
+    return totalWidth;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/sheetTable/SheetHeader.tsx b/src/components/sheetTable/SheetHeader.tsx
index 5849561..f1a0cd2 100644
--- a/src/components/sheetTable/SheetHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sheetTable/SheetHeader.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,16 @@
 import HoneColumn from '@/sheets/types/HoneColumn';
 import styles from './SheetHeader.module.css';
-import { useRef, useEffect } from "react";
 
 type Props = {
   columns:HoneColumn[],
   columnWidths:number[],
-  onMeasureColumns:(columnWidths:number[])=>void
 }
 
-function SheetHeader({columns, columnWidths, onMeasureColumns}:Props) {
-  const spansRef = useRef<(HTMLSpanElement|null)[]>([]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (columnWidths.length === columns.length) return; // No new columns to measure.
-    const measuredWidths = spansRef.current.map(span => span ? span.offsetWidth : 0);
-    onMeasureColumns(measuredWidths);
-  }, [columns, columnWidths, onMeasureColumns]);
-
+function SheetHeader({columns, columnWidths}:Props) {
   const cells = columns.map((column, columnI) => {
     const style = columnWidths[columnI] ? {width:columnWidths[columnI]} : {};
     return (
-      <span key={columnI} ref={el => spansRef.current[columnI] = el} style={style}>
+      <span key={columnI} style={style}>
         {column.name}
       </span>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/sheetTable/SheetRow.module.css b/src/components/sheetTable/SheetRow.module.css
index d02cf72..25c755c 100644
--- a/src/components/sheetTable/SheetRow.module.css
+++ b/src/components/sheetTable/SheetRow.module.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   border-color: lightgrey;
 }
 
-.sheetRow span {
+.sheetCell, .sheetRow span {
   display: inline-block;
   white-space: nowrap;
   margin-left: .5rem;
diff --git a/src/components/sheetTable/SheetRow.tsx b/src/components/sheetTable/SheetRow.tsx
index 1a4ae33..253246c 100644
--- a/src/components/sheetTable/SheetRow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sheetTable/SheetRow.tsx
@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
 import Row from "@/sheets/types/Row"
 import styles from './SheetRow.module.css';
-import { useRef, useEffect } from "react";
 
 type Props = {
   row:Row,
   rowNo:number,
-  columnWidths:number[],
-  onMeasureColumns:(columnWidths:number[])=>void
+  columnWidths:number[]
 }
 
-function SheetRow({row, rowNo, columnWidths, onMeasureColumns}:Props) {
-  const spansRef = useRef<(HTMLSpanElement|null)[]>([]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (columnWidths.length === row.length) return; // No new columns to measure.
-    console.log('Measuring columns...');
-    const measuredWidths = spansRef.current.map(span => span ? span.offsetWidth : 0);
-    onMeasureColumns(measuredWidths);
-  }, [row, columnWidths, onMeasureColumns]);
-
+function SheetRow({row, rowNo, columnWidths}:Props) {
   const cells = row.map((cell, cellI) => {
     const style = columnWidths[cellI] ? {width:columnWidths[cellI]} : {};
     return (
-      <span key={cellI} ref={el => spansRef.current[cellI] = el} style={style}>
+      <span key={cellI} style={style}>
         {cell}
       </span>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/sheetTable/SheetTable.tsx b/src/components/sheetTable/SheetTable.tsx
index 6d309ec..2f55298 100644
--- a/src/components/sheetTable/SheetTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sheetTable/SheetTable.tsx
@@ -1,80 +1,49 @@
-import { useState, useRef, useEffect, MutableRefObject, useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import styles from './SheetTable.module.css';
+import rowStyles from './SheetRow.module.css';
 import SheetRow from "./SheetRow";
 import SheetHeader from './SheetHeader';
 import HoneSheet from '@/sheets/types/HoneSheet';
 import SheetFooter from './SheetFooter';
+import DOMTextMeasurer from './DOMTextMeasurer';
 
 type Props = {
   sheet:HoneSheet,
   footerText?:string
 }
 
-type MeasurementState = {
-  isMeasuring:boolean,
-  widths:number[],
-  totalMeasureCount:number,
-  measuredRowNos:Set<number>
-}
-
-function _duplicateMeasurementState(from:MeasurementState):MeasurementState {
-  return {
-    isMeasuring:from.isMeasuring,
-    widths:[...from.widths],
-    totalMeasureCount:from.totalMeasureCount,
-    measuredRowNos:new Set(from.measuredRowNos)
-  };
-}
-
-function _updateColumnWidths(rowNo:number, widths:number[], measurementStateRef:MutableRefObject<MeasurementState>, setColumnWidths:Function) {
-  if (measurementStateRef.current.measuredRowNos.has(rowNo) || !measurementStateRef.current.isMeasuring) return;
-  const nextState = _duplicateMeasurementState(measurementStateRef.current);
-  nextState.measuredRowNos.add(rowNo);
-  for(let i=0; i<widths.length; i++) {
-    if (nextState.widths[i] === undefined || nextState.widths[i] < widths[i]) {
-      nextState.widths[i] = widths[i];
+function _measureColumnWidths(sheetTableElement:HTMLDivElement, sheet:HoneSheet):number[] {
+  const measurer = new DOMTextMeasurer(sheetTableElement, rowStyles.sheetRowCell);
+  const widths = sheet.columns.map(column => measurer.measureTextWidth(column.name));
+  for(let rowI = 0; rowI < sheet.rows.length; rowI++) {
+    const row = sheet.rows[rowI];
+    for(let cellI = 0; cellI < row.length; cellI++) {
+      const cell = '' + row[cellI];
+      widths[cellI] = Math.max(widths[cellI], measurer.measureTextWidth(cell));
     }
   }
-  if (nextState.totalMeasureCount - nextState.measuredRowNos.size === 0) {
-    console.log('Finished measuring columns. Widths=', nextState.widths);
-    nextState.isMeasuring = false;
-    setColumnWidths(nextState.widths);
-  }
-  measurementStateRef.current = nextState;
-}
-
-function _createEmptyMeasurementState(rowCount:number):MeasurementState {
-  return {
-    isMeasuring:true,
-    widths:[],
-    totalMeasureCount:rowCount+1, //+1 for header.
-    measuredRowNos:new Set()
-  };
+  return widths;
 }
 
 function SheetTable({sheet, footerText}:Props) {
-  const measurementStateRef = useRef<MeasurementState>(_createEmptyMeasurementState(sheet.rows.length));
+  const sheetTableElement = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [columnWidths, setColumnWidths] = useState<number[]>([]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (measurementStateRef.current.isMeasuring) return;
-    console.log('Measuring columns...');
-    measurementStateRef.current = _createEmptyMeasurementState(sheet.rows.length);
-    setColumnWidths([]);
+    if (!sheetTableElement.current) return;
+    const nextColumnWidths:number[] = _measureColumnWidths(sheetTableElement.current, sheet);
+    setColumnWidths(nextColumnWidths);
   }, [sheet, sheet.rows]);
 
-  console.log('SheetTable rendering with columnWidths=', columnWidths);
-  const rowsContent = sheet.rows.map((row, rowI) => 
-    <SheetRow key={rowI} row={row} rowNo={rowI+1} columnWidths={columnWidths} 
-      onMeasureColumns={measuredWidths => _updateColumnWidths(rowI+1, measuredWidths, measurementStateRef, setColumnWidths)}/>
+  const rowsContent = columnWidths.length === 0 ? null : sheet.rows.map((row, rowI) => 
+    <SheetRow key={rowI} row={row} rowNo={rowI+1} columnWidths={columnWidths} />
   );
   
   return (
     <div className={styles.scrollContainer}>
-      <div className={styles.sheetTable}>
-        <SheetHeader columns={sheet.columns} columnWidths={columnWidths} 
-          onMeasureColumns={measuredWidths => _updateColumnWidths(0, measuredWidths, measurementStateRef, setColumnWidths)}/>
+      <div className={styles.sheetTable} ref={sheetTableElement}>
+        <SheetHeader columns={sheet.columns} columnWidths={columnWidths} />
         {rowsContent}
         <SheetFooter text={footerText ?? ''}/>
       </div>