# Searching for multiple values in array using wildcards

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-multiple-values-in-array-using-wildcards/117349>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 28, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-multiple-values-in-array-using-wildcards/117349 "2018-01-28T08:42:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-multiple-values-in-array-using-wildcards/117349/2 "2018-01-28T10:23:15Z")

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You should better think about it in a different way IMO. You can combine different kind of search in a `bool` query with `should` clauses and never use wildcards.

I shared an example (not with partial terms though but that should may be help):

> <https://gist.github.com/dadoonet/5179ee72ecbf08f12f53d4bda1b76bab>

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