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Google's Docs help page, in its December 2020 archived copy, says that saying Delete by itself deletes the word before the cursor.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“If you say "Delete" by itself, you delete the word before the cursor.”
Type with your voice (Google Docs Editors Help), archived copy from December 2020, Google Docs Editors Help (archived by the University of North Texas Web Archive), 2020, Voice commands.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same table lists Delete last word and Delete [word or phrase] as separate commands.
- What it does not show
- A December 2020 snapshot. We could not load Google's current help page, so this wording may have changed. Check the live page before you rely on it.