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Regex Roulette · #14 · 2026-04-18

Match strings that start and end with the same character

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

  • aba — not yet evaluated
  • racecar — not yet evaluated
  • noon — not yet evaluated
  • x — not yet evaluated

Must not match

  • ab — not yet evaluated
  • hello — not yet evaluated
  • world — not yet evaluated
  • abc — 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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