diff --git a/src/cursor.rs b/src/cursor.rs
index 052598a..0ad7c8c 100644
--- a/src/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/cursor.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::word::{find_word_start_backward, find_word_start_forward};
 use std::cmp;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
@@ -16,25 +17,6 @@ pub enum CursorMove {
     ParagraphBack,
 }
 
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
-enum CharKind {
-    Space,
-    Punct,
-    Other,
-}
-
-impl CharKind {
-    fn new(c: char) -> Self {
-        if c.is_whitespace() {
-            Self::Space
-        } else if c.is_ascii_punctuation() {
-            Self::Punct
-        } else {
-            Self::Other
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl CursorMove {
     pub fn next_cursor(
         &self,
@@ -76,19 +58,7 @@ impl CursorMove {
                 Some((row, fit_col(col, &lines[row])))
             }
             WordForward => {
-                fn find_word_forward(line: &str, col: usize) -> Option<usize> {
-                    let mut it = line.chars().enumerate().skip(col);
-                    let mut prev = CharKind::new(it.next()?.1);
-                    for (col, c) in it {
-                        let cur = CharKind::new(c);
-                        if cur != CharKind::Space && prev != cur {
-                            return Some(col);
-                        }
-                        prev = cur;
-                    }
-                    None
-                }
-                if let Some(col) = find_word_forward(&lines[row], col) {
+                if let Some(col) = find_word_start_forward(&lines[row], col) {
                     Some((row, col))
                 } else if row + 1 < lines.len() {
                     Some((row + 1, 0))
@@ -97,28 +67,7 @@ impl CursorMove {
                 }
             }
             WordBack => {
-                fn find_word_back(line: &str, col: usize) -> Option<usize> {
-                    let idx = line
-                        .char_indices()
-                        .nth(col)
-                        .map(|(i, _)| i)
-                        .unwrap_or(line.len());
-                    let mut it = line[..idx].chars().rev().enumerate();
-                    let mut cur = CharKind::new(it.next()?.1);
-                    for (i, c) in it {
-                        let next = CharKind::new(c);
-                        if cur != CharKind::Space && next != cur {
-                            return Some(col - i);
-                        }
-                        cur = next;
-                    }
-                    if cur != CharKind::Space {
-                        Some(0)
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                }
-                if let Some(col) = find_word_back(&lines[row], col) {
+                if let Some(col) = find_word_start_backward(&lines[row], col) {
                     Some((row, col))
                 } else if row > 0 {
                     Some((row - 1, lines[row - 1].chars().count()))
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 289fe4d..d84095b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod cursor;
 mod history;
 mod input;
 mod textarea;
+mod word;
 
 pub use cursor::CursorMove;
 pub use input::{Input, Key};
diff --git a/src/textarea.rs b/src/textarea.rs
index 4663552..2f3b3b8 100644
--- a/src/textarea.rs
+++ b/src/textarea.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::cursor::CursorMove;
 use crate::history::{Edit, EditKind, History};
 use crate::input::{Input, Key};
+use crate::word::{find_word_end_forward, find_word_start_backward};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU16, Ordering};
 use tui::buffer::Buffer;
 use tui::layout::Rect;
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ impl<'a> TextArea<'a> {
             }
             | Input {
                 key: Key::Backspace,
-                ..
+                ctrl: false,
+                alt: false,
             } => self.delete_char(),
             Input {
                 key: Key::Char('d'),
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ impl<'a> TextArea<'a> {
                 alt: false,
             }
             | Input {
-                key: Key::Delete, ..
+                key: Key::Delete,
+                ctrl: false,
+                alt: false,
             } => self.delete_next_char(),
             Input {
                 key: Key::Char('m'),
@@ -102,6 +106,31 @@ impl<'a> TextArea<'a> {
                 ctrl: true,
                 alt: false,
             } => self.delete_line_by_head(),
+            Input {
+                key: Key::Char('w'),
+                ctrl: true,
+                alt: false,
+            }
+            | Input {
+                key: Key::Char('h'),
+                ctrl: false,
+                alt: true,
+            }
+            | Input {
+                key: Key::Backspace,
+                ctrl: false,
+                alt: true,
+            } => self.delete_word(),
+            Input {
+                key: Key::Delete,
+                ctrl: false,
+                alt: true,
+            }
+            | Input {
+                key: Key::Char('d'),
+                ctrl: false,
+                alt: true,
+            } => self.delete_next_word(),
             Input {
                 key: Key::Char('n'),
                 ctrl: true,
@@ -336,8 +365,6 @@ impl<'a> TextArea<'a> {
         let row = self.cursor.0;
         let line = &mut self.lines[row];
         if let Some((i, _)) = line.char_indices().nth(col) {
-            // push/pop ' ' to preserve ' ' at the end of line
-            line.pop();
             let bytes = line[i..]
                 .char_indices()
                 .nth(chars)
@@ -345,7 +372,6 @@ impl<'a> TextArea<'a> {
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| line[i..].len());
             let removed = line[i..i + bytes].to_string();
             line.replace_range(i..i + bytes, "");
-            line.push(' ');
 
             self.cursor = (row, col);
             self.push_history(EditKind::Remove(removed.clone(), i), (row, col));
@@ -376,18 +402,25 @@ impl<'a> TextArea<'a> {
         self.push_history(EditKind::InsertNewline(idx), (row, col));
     }
 
+    pub fn delete_newline(&mut self) {
+        let (row, col) = self.cursor;
+        if row == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let line = self.lines.remove(row);
+        let prev_line = &mut self.lines[row - 1];
+        let prev_line_end = prev_line.len();
+
+        self.cursor = (row - 1, prev_line.chars().count());
+        prev_line.push_str(&line);
+        self.push_history(EditKind::DeleteNewline(prev_line_end), (row, col));
+    }
+
     pub fn delete_char(&mut self) {
         let (row, col) = self.cursor;
         if col == 0 {
-            if row > 0 {
-                let line = self.lines.remove(row);
-                let prev_line = &mut self.lines[row - 1];
-                let prev_line_end = prev_line.len();
-
-                self.cursor = (row - 1, prev_line.chars().count());
-                prev_line.push_str(&line);
-                self.push_history(EditKind::DeleteNewline(prev_line_end), (row, col));
-            }
+            self.delete_newline();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -416,6 +449,33 @@ impl<'a> TextArea<'a> {
         self.delete_str(0, self.cursor.1);
     }
 
+    pub fn delete_word(&mut self) {
+        let (r, c) = self.cursor;
+        if let Some(col) = find_word_start_backward(&self.lines[r], c) {
+            self.delete_str(col, c - col);
+        } else if c > 0 {
+            self.delete_str(0, c);
+        } else {
+            self.delete_newline();
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_next_word(&mut self) {
+        let (r, c) = self.cursor;
+        let line = &self.lines[r];
+        if let Some(col) = find_word_end_forward(line, c) {
+            self.delete_str(c, col - c);
+        } else {
+            let end_col = line.chars().count();
+            if c < end_col {
+                self.delete_str(c, end_col - c);
+            } else if r + 1 < self.lines.len() {
+                self.cursor = (r + 1, 0);
+                self.delete_newline();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn paste(&mut self) {
         let yank = std::mem::take(&mut self.yank);
         self.insert_str(yank);
diff --git a/src/word.rs b/src/word.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8edb814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/word.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
+enum CharKind {
+    Space,
+    Punct,
+    Other,
+}
+
+impl CharKind {
+    fn new(c: char) -> Self {
+        if c.is_whitespace() {
+            Self::Space
+        } else if c.is_ascii_punctuation() {
+            Self::Punct
+        } else {
+            Self::Other
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn find_word_start_forward(line: &str, start_col: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+    let mut it = line.chars().enumerate().skip(start_col);
+    let mut prev = CharKind::new(it.next()?.1);
+    for (col, c) in it {
+        let cur = CharKind::new(c);
+        if cur != CharKind::Space && prev != cur {
+            return Some(col);
+        }
+        prev = cur;
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+pub fn find_word_end_forward(line: &str, start_col: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+    let mut it = line.chars().enumerate().skip(start_col);
+    let mut prev = CharKind::new(it.next()?.1);
+    for (col, c) in it {
+        let cur = CharKind::new(c);
+        if prev != CharKind::Space && prev != cur {
+            return Some(col);
+        }
+        prev = cur;
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+pub fn find_word_start_backward(line: &str, start_col: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+    let idx = line
+        .char_indices()
+        .nth(start_col)
+        .map(|(i, _)| i)
+        .unwrap_or(line.len());
+    let mut it = line[..idx].chars().rev().enumerate();
+    let mut cur = CharKind::new(it.next()?.1);
+    for (i, c) in it {
+        let next = CharKind::new(c);
+        if cur != CharKind::Space && next != cur {
+            return Some(start_col - i);
+        }
+        cur = next;
+    }
+    (cur != CharKind::Space).then(|| 0)
+}