Frequently Asked Question:

Which Words Are Excluded from Word Searches?

When you choose the "Word" search option on the Tune Search and Finder, the following words are ignored because they are too "common" to be helpful in narrowing down your search. Please note that I would definitely prefer a different list for . I did not select these words; this list is built in to the database I use:

able
about
above
according
accordingly
across
actually
after
afterwards
again
against
ain't
allow
allows
almost
alone
along
already
also
although
always
among
amongst
another
anybody
anyhow
anyone
anything
anyway
anyways
anywhere
apart
appear
appreciate
appropriate
aren't
around
aside
asking
associated
available
away
awfully
became
because
become
becomes
becoming
been
before
beforehand
behind
being
believe
below
beside
besides
best
better
between
beyond
both
brief
c'mon
came
can't
cannot
cant
cause
causes
certain
certainly
changes
clearly
come
comes
concerning
consequently
consider
considering
contain
containing
contains
corresponding
could
couldn't
course
currently
definitely
described
despite
didn't
different
does
doesn't
doing
don't
done
down
downwards
during
each
eight
either
else
elsewhere
enough
entirely
especially
even
ever
every
everybody
everyone
everything
everywhere
exactly
example
except
fifth
first
five
followed
following
follows
former
formerly
forth
four
from
further
furthermore
gets
getting
given
gives
goes
going
gone
gotten
greetings
hadn't
happens
hardly
hasn't
have
haven't
having
he's
hello
help
hence
here
here's
hereafter
hereby
herein
hereupon
hers
herself
himself
hither
hopefully
howbeit
however
i'll
i've
ignored
immediate
inasmuch
indeed
indicate
indicated
indicates
inner
insofar
instead
into
inward
isn't
it'd
it'll
it's
itself
just
keep
keeps
kept
know
knows
known
last
lately
later
latter
latterly
least
less
lest
let's
like
liked
likely
little
look
looking
looks
mainly
many
maybe
mean
meanwhile
merely
might
more
moreover
most
mostly
much
must
myself
name
namely
near
nearly
necessary
need
needs
neither
never
nevertheless
new
next
nine
nobody
none
noone
normally
nothing
novel
nowhere
obviously
often
okay
once
ones
only
onto
other
others
otherwise
ought
ours
ourselves
outside
over
overall
particular
particularly
perhaps
placed
please
plus
possible
presumably
probably
provides
quite
rather
really
reasonably
regarding
regardless
regards
relatively
respectively
right
said
same
saying
says
second
secondly
seeing
seem
seemed
seeming
seems
seen
self
selves
sensible
sent
serious
seriously
seven
several
shall
should
shouldn't
since
some
somebody
somehow
someone
something
sometime
sometimes
somewhat
somewhere
soon
sorry
specified
specify
specifying
still
such
sure
take
taken
tell
tends
than
thank
thanks
thanx
that
that's
thats
their
theirs
them
themselves
then
thence
there
there's
thereafter
thereby
therefore
therein
theres
thereupon
these
they
they'd
they'll
they're
they've
think
third
this
thorough
thoroughly
those
though
three
through
throughout
thru
thus
together
took
toward
towards
tried
tries
truly
trying
twice
under
unfortunately
unless
unlikely
until
unto
upon
used
useful
uses
using
usually
value
various
very
want
wants
wasn't
we'd
we'll
we're
we've
welcome
well
went
were
weren't
what
what's
whatever
when
whence
whenever
where
where's
whereafter
whereas
whereby
wherein
whereupon
wherever
whether
which
while
whither
who's
whoever
whole
whom
whose
will
willing
wish
with
within
without
won't
wonder
would
would
wouldn't
you'd
you'll
you're
you've
your
yours
yourself
yourselves
zero

See also: How are search results sorted when using the Words mode of the Tune Search and Finder?

Unfortunately I am restricted to using this less-than ideal search technology until can afford to upgrade its server to a $50/month level. Please consider supporting .