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Regex Roulette · #47 · 2026-05-21

Match words starting with a vowel

Difficulty 1/3

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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

  • apple — not yet evaluated
  • egg — not yet evaluated
  • igloo — not yet evaluated
  • orange — not yet evaluated
  • umbrella — not yet evaluated

Must not match

  • banana — not yet evaluated
  • Cherry — not yet evaluated
  • grape — not yet evaluated
  • Plum — 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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