diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 5da6ba9..17fc2ce 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 # Customize spelling correction prompt.
 SPROMPT='zsh: correct %F{red}%R%f to %F{green}%r%f [nyae]? '
 
-# Remove path separator from WORDCHARS.
-WORDCHARS=${WORDCHARS//[\/]}
+# Characters considered part of a word by the line editor
+WORDCHARS="*?_-.~$"
 
 
 ###