Your bug report #25562: 25.1; isearch-forward-word first matches a non-word which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 25562@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 25562: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=25562 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems