[mixmastamyk]

Works for me on the second tap.

[Nition]

If I tap twice it selects the whole word. Leaving more time between taps has the same result as one tap. iOS 15.1.

[mixmastamyk]

Don’t double tap. Tap once, wait a sec, tap again in center of word.

[Nition]

Doesn't work, maybe it's model-specific. I'm on a first gen iPhone SE.