# Best option for Wildcard Search with multimatch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 14, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-option-for-wildcard-search-with-multimatch/261192 "2021-01-14T23:34:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rajends1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rajends1/32/81884_2.png) [@rajends1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajends1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-option-for-wildcard-search-with-multimatch/261192/1 "2021-01-14T23:34:22Z")
which is the Best option for Wildcard Search with multimatch and why ? Wildcard with multi-match ``` { "query": { "multi_match": { "query": "*king*", "fields": [ "text", "title" ] } } } ``` Alternatively to multi\_match we could use a query\_string query with wildcards. ``` "query": { "query_string": { "query": "*king*", "fields": ["text", "title"] } } ``` ` ` `Other Options are :` `multimatch` query requires `match` queries as its internal queries. and a `match` query doesn't support wildcards. Depending how we want to combine scores from multiple fields, we may use [dis\_max query 112](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-dis-max-query.html), that can accept wildcard queries as well. ` In Elasticsearch, we generally use multi_match query that uses best_fields as its default type` `multimatch` query requires `match` queries as its internal queries. and a `match` query doesn't support wildcards. Depending how we want to combine scores from multiple fields, we may use [dis\_max query 112](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-dis-max-query.html), that can accept wildcard queries as well. The `best_fields` type generates a [`match` query](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-match-query.html) for each field and wraps them in a [`dis_max`](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-dis-max-query.html) query, to find the single best matching field. For instance, this query: ``` GET /_search { "query": { "multi_match" : { "query": "king", "type": "best_fields", "fields": ["text", "title"], "tie_breaker": 0.3 } } } ``` Copy as cURL[View in Console]([http://localhost:5601/app/kibana#/dev\_tools/console?load\_from=https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snippets/774.console](http://localhost:5601/app/kibana#/dev_tools/console?load_from=https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snippets/774.console) would be executed as: ``` GET /_search { "query": { "dis_max": { "queries": [ { "match": { "subject": " king" }}, { "match": { "message": " king" }} ], "tie_breaker": 0.3 } } } ``` Copy as cURL[View in Console]([http://localhost:5601/app/kibana#/dev\_tools/console?load\_from=https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snippets/775.console](http://localhost:5601/app/kibana#/dev_tools/console?load_from=https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snippets/775.console) `fields and per-field boosting` Fields can be specified with wildcards, eg: ``` "query": { "multi_match" : { "query": "king", "fields": ["title", "*_name"] } } ``` `different field mask ` ``` { "query": { "filtered": { "query": { "match_all": {} }, "filter": { "bool": { "should": [ {"query": {"wildcard": {"text": {"value": "*king*"}}}}, {"query": {"wildcard": {"title": {"value": "*king*"}}}} ] } } } } }`Preformatted text` ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-option-for-wildcard-search-with-multimatch/261192/2 "2021-02-11T23:34:25Z")
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