# Strange search results for some queries

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/strange-search-results-for-some-queries/14153>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 29, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/strange-search-results-for-some-queries/14153 "2013-10-29T11:31:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Chetana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Chetana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chetana)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/strange-search-results-for-some-queries/14153/1 "2013-10-29T11:31:38Z")

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I am using a multifieldmatch query. It works for most of the queries. But  
the queries like "key", "value" etc... return the results which are not  
having the query word

Do I need to use any escape to avoid undesired output?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/strange-search-results-for-some-queries/14153/2 "2017-07-06T02:10:02Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 2:10am UTC