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I know this is going to end up with me looking stupid, but why does this:

...
(re-search-forward "^[a-z]...$")
...

insist on matching the word "Abba" in this word list:

...
abates
abating
Abba
abbe
abbey
...

I would think it would find "abbe".

I'm trying to match non-capitalized, four-letter words, and this is 
ticking me off.  Please tell me what I'm missing.

Thanks,
Steve T.
Stockbridge GA