#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; while() { chomp; if (! /([smtwhfa])(?=.*?\1)/) { print "$_ : OK\n"; } else { print "$_ : Not OK\n"; } } __DATA__ swma smqa smsa fhtm ttma t2ms __END__ swma : OK smqa : OK smsa : Not OK fhtm : OK ttma : Not OK t2ms : OK