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Regex Roulette · #11 · 2026-04-15

Match strings containing the word "cat" as a whole word

Difficulty 2/3

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Write a regex that matches all green strings and rejects all red strings. Live feedback shows which strings pass. Shorter patterns score better.

Must match

  • the cat sat — not yet evaluated
  • cat — not yet evaluated
  • a cat! — not yet evaluated

Must not match

  • category — not yet evaluated
  • concatenate — not yet evaluated
  • scatter — not yet evaluated
  • catalog — not yet evaluated

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Pattern body only — slashes and flags (e.g. /g, /i) aren't part of the input.

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