diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bab907c6..ffa20610 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Emojis for the following are chosen based on [gitmoji](https://gitmoji.dev/).
 
 ### ✨ New Features
 
+- Users can now delete text word for word instead of character by character by enabling a function in the settings menu. The words are deleted by holding down backspace ([#301](https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS/issues/301)).
 - The Scribe translation functionality now allows the user to select which language to translate from via a convenient menu selector within the settings of each keyboard ([#255](https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS/issues/255), [#307](https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS/issues/307), [#469](https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS/issues/469), [#470](https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS/issues/470))
   - The keyboard will switch to the appropriate source keyboard during translation and results will be returned from that language.
 - Scribe commands can now be triggered directly on a selected word by pressing the Scribe key and then choosing which command to use ([#141](https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS/issues/141)).
diff --git a/Keyboards/KeyboardsBase/KeyboardViewController.swift b/Keyboards/KeyboardsBase/KeyboardViewController.swift
index 2d3f9689..97bc06b9 100644
--- a/Keyboards/KeyboardsBase/KeyboardViewController.swift
+++ b/Keyboards/KeyboardsBase/KeyboardViewController.swift
@@ -886,7 +886,11 @@ class KeyboardViewController: UIInputViewController {
   /// Deletes in the proxy or command bar given the current constraints.
   func handleDeleteButtonPressed() {
     if [.idle, .selectCommand, .alreadyPlural, .invalid].contains(commandState) {
-      proxy.deleteBackward()
+      if wordForWordDeletionIsEnabled() && longPressOnDelete {
+        deleteWordBackward()
+      } else {
+        proxy.deleteBackward()
+      }
     } else if [.translate, .conjugate, .plural].contains(commandState) && !(allPrompts.contains(commandBar.text ?? "") || allColoredPrompts.contains(commandBar.attributedText ?? NSAttributedString())) {
       guard let inputText = commandBar.text, !inputText.isEmpty else {
         return
@@ -898,6 +902,32 @@ class KeyboardViewController: UIInputViewController {
     }
   }
 
+  func deleteWordBackward() {
+    guard let documentText = proxy.documentContextBeforeInput else {
+      return
+    }
+
+    var words = documentText.split(separator: " ").map(String.init)
+
+    guard !words.isEmpty else {
+      return
+    }
+
+    words.removeLast()
+
+    let updatedText = words.joined(separator: " ")
+
+    for _ in documentText {
+        proxy.deleteBackward()
+    }
+
+    for character in updatedText {
+        proxy.insertText(String(character))
+    }
+
+    proxy.adjustTextPosition(byCharacterOffset: 0)
+  }
+
   // The button used to display Scribe commands and its shadow.
   @IBOutlet var scribeKey: ScribeKey!
   @IBOutlet var scribeKeyShadow: UIButton!
@@ -2288,6 +2318,18 @@ class KeyboardViewController: UIInputViewController {
     }
   }
 
+  func wordForWordDeletionIsEnabled() -> Bool {
+    let langCode = languagesAbbrDict[controllerLanguage] ?? "unknown"
+    if let userDefaults = UserDefaults(suiteName: "group.be.scri.userDefaultsContainer") {
+      let dictionaryKey = langCode + "WordForWordDeletion"
+
+      return userDefaults.bool(forKey: dictionaryKey)
+    } else {
+      return false // return the default value
+    }
+
+  }
+
   // MARK: Button Actions
 
   /// Triggers actions based on the press of a key.
@@ -2994,6 +3036,8 @@ class KeyboardViewController: UIInputViewController {
       commandBar.conditionallyAddPlaceholder()
     }
 
+    longPressOnDelete = true
+
     // Delete is sped up based on the number of deletes that have been completed.
     var deleteCount = 0
     if gesture.state == .began {
@@ -3019,6 +3063,7 @@ class KeyboardViewController: UIInputViewController {
     } else if gesture.state == .ended || gesture.state == .cancelled {
       backspaceTimer?.invalidate()
       backspaceTimer = nil
+      longPressOnDelete = false
       if let button = gesture.view as? UIButton {
         button.backgroundColor = specialKeyColor
         styleDeleteButton(button, isPressed: false)
diff --git a/Keyboards/KeyboardsBase/ScribeFunctionality/CommandVariables.swift b/Keyboards/KeyboardsBase/ScribeFunctionality/CommandVariables.swift
index 68a95045..7ae6d22d 100644
--- a/Keyboards/KeyboardsBase/ScribeFunctionality/CommandVariables.swift
+++ b/Keyboards/KeyboardsBase/ScribeFunctionality/CommandVariables.swift
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var previousWord = ""
 var currentPrefix = ""
 var pastStringInTextProxy = ""
 var backspaceTimer: Timer?
+var longPressOnDelete: Bool = false
 
 var baseAutosuggestions = [String]()
 var completionWords = [String]()
diff --git a/Scribe/ParentTableCellModel.swift b/Scribe/ParentTableCellModel.swift
index da4c28ce..3b08a1ca 100644
--- a/Scribe/ParentTableCellModel.swift
+++ b/Scribe/ParentTableCellModel.swift
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ enum UserInteractiveState {
   case doubleSpacePeriods
   case autosuggestEmojis
   case toggleAccentCharacters
+  case toggleWordForWordDeletion
   case none
 }
 
diff --git a/Scribe/SettingsTab/SettingsTableData.swift b/Scribe/SettingsTab/SettingsTableData.swift
index 5f361d33..b0d63718 100644
--- a/Scribe/SettingsTab/SettingsTableData.swift
+++ b/Scribe/SettingsTab/SettingsTableData.swift
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ enum SettingsTableData {
           hasToggle: true,
           sectionState: .none(.autosuggestEmojis),
           shortDescription: NSLocalizedString("app.settings.keyboard.functionality.auto_suggest_emoji_description", value: "Turn on emoji suggestions and completions for more expressive typing.", comment: "")
+        ),
+        Section(
+          sectionTitle: NSLocalizedString("app.word_for_word", value: "Word for word deletion on long press", comment: ""),
+          hasToggle: true,
+          sectionState: .none(.toggleWordForWordDeletion),
+          shortDescription: NSLocalizedString("word for word deletion", value: "Word for word deletion.", comment: "")
         )
       ],
       hasDynamicData: nil
diff --git a/Scribe/Views/Cells/InfoChildTableViewCell/InfoChildTableViewCell.swift b/Scribe/Views/Cells/InfoChildTableViewCell/InfoChildTableViewCell.swift
index de6a7d6d..1660ecde 100644
--- a/Scribe/Views/Cells/InfoChildTableViewCell/InfoChildTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Scribe/Views/Cells/InfoChildTableViewCell/InfoChildTableViewCell.swift
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ final class InfoChildTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
       let dictionaryKey = languageCode + "EmojiAutosuggest"
       userDefaults.setValue(toggleSwitch.isOn, forKey: dictionaryKey)
 
+    case .toggleWordForWordDeletion:
+      let dictionaryKey = languageCode + "WordForWordDeletion"
+      userDefaults.setValue(toggleSwitch.isOn, forKey: dictionaryKey)
+
     case .none: break
     }
 
@@ -187,6 +191,14 @@ final class InfoChildTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
         toggleSwitch.isOn = true  // Default value
       }
 
+    case .toggleWordForWordDeletion:
+      let dictionaryKey = languageCode + "WordForWordDeletion"
+      if let toggleValue = userDefaults.object(forKey: dictionaryKey) as? Bool {
+        toggleSwitch.isOn = toggleValue
+      } else {
+        toggleSwitch.isOn = false // Default value
+      }
+
     case .none: break
     }
   }