# Bekeken woorden - Is er een manier om het gebruik van asterisken bij bepaalde woorden te blokkeren in plaats van dat het als wildcard wordt gebruikt?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-is-there-a-way-to-block-the-use-of-asterisks-with-certain-words-instead-of-it-being-used-as-a-wildcard/321834
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** watched-words
**Created:** [15 augustus 2024 om 15:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-is-there-a-way-to-block-the-use-of-asterisks-with-certain-words-instead-of-it-being-used-as-a-wildcard/321834 "2024-08-15T15:22:22Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [15 augustus 2024 om 17:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-is-there-a-way-to-block-the-use-of-asterisks-with-certain-words-instead-of-it-being-used-as-a-wildcard/321834/5 "2024-08-15T17:54:08Z")

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> [@Using Regex with Watched Words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-regex-with-watched-words/241861/1):
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> ## Additional Information
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> > ℹ You can test Regex expressions on [https://regex101.com/](https://regex101.com/). If you do so, ensure you switch the regex flavour to ECMAScript.

I think it works [there](https://regex101.com/r/YG5IIe/1), so I would expect it to work in Discourse too. I am curious as to why this is not the case.

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