Automatically select entire words in Mavericks?

In Word 2011 there is the option to "automatically select entire word[s]." Does anyone know if there is a way to enable a similar option for the entirety of text selection in Mavericks?
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You can double-click and drag (hold down on the second click) to select entire words at a time. Or if you prefer selecting using the keyboard, hold down shift+option while tapping the left or right arrow keys.

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