diff --git a/textarea/textarea.go b/textarea/textarea.go
index a6ed90b..e22699e 100644
--- a/textarea/textarea.go
+++ b/textarea/textarea.go
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ func DefaultKeyMap() KeyMap {
 	return KeyMap{
 		CharacterForward:        key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("right", "ctrl+f"), key.WithHelp("right", "character forward")),
 		CharacterBackward:       key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("left", "ctrl+b"), key.WithHelp("left", "character backward")),
-		WordForward:             key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+right", "alt+f"), key.WithHelp("alt+right", "word forward")),
-		WordBackward:            key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+left", "alt+b"), key.WithHelp("alt+left", "word backward")),
+		WordForward:             key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+right", "ctrl+right", "alt+f"), key.WithHelp("alt+right", "word forward")),
+		WordBackward:            key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+left", "ctrl+left", "alt+b"), key.WithHelp("alt+left", "word backward")),
 		LineNext:                key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("down", "ctrl+n"), key.WithHelp("down", "next line")),
 		LinePrevious:            key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("up", "ctrl+p"), key.WithHelp("up", "previous line")),
-		DeleteWordBackward:      key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+backspace", "ctrl+w"), key.WithHelp("alt+backspace", "delete word backward")),
-		DeleteWordForward:       key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+delete", "alt+d"), key.WithHelp("alt+delete", "delete word forward")),
+		DeleteWordBackward:      key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+backspace", "ctrl+w", "ctrl+backspace"), key.WithHelp("alt+backspace", "delete word backward")),
+		DeleteWordForward:       key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+delete", "alt+d", "ctrl+delete"), key.WithHelp("alt+delete", "delete word forward")),
 		DeleteAfterCursor:       key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("ctrl+k"), key.WithHelp("ctrl+k", "delete after cursor")),
 		DeleteBeforeCursor:      key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("ctrl+u"), key.WithHelp("ctrl+u", "delete before cursor")),
 		InsertNewline:           key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("enter", "ctrl+m"), key.WithHelp("enter", "insert newline")),
diff --git a/textinput/textinput.go b/textinput/textinput.go
index 363089b..c47738c 100644
--- a/textinput/textinput.go
+++ b/textinput/textinput.go
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func DefaultKeyMap() KeyMap {
 		CharacterBackward:       key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("left", "ctrl+b")),
 		WordForward:             key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+right", "ctrl+right", "alt+f")),
 		WordBackward:            key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+left", "ctrl+left", "alt+b")),
-		DeleteWordBackward:      key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+backspace", "ctrl+w")),
-		DeleteWordForward:       key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+delete", "alt+d")),
+		DeleteWordBackward:      key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+backspace", "ctrl+w", "ctrl+backspace")),
+		DeleteWordForward:       key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("alt+delete", "alt+d", "ctrl+delete")),
 		DeleteAfterCursor:       key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("ctrl+k")),
 		DeleteBeforeCursor:      key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("ctrl+u")),
 		DeleteCharacterBackward: key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("backspace", "ctrl+h")),