return function(query) results_table = {} for i=1, #words do local exit = true for j=1, #words[i]-1 do if string.find(words[i][j], query) then exit = false break end end if not exit then local word = {i,words[i]} table.insert(results_table,word) end end if #results_table ~= 0 then results_table = adjustTableSizes(results_table) printOutputTable(results_table) else print("no words found for <" .. query .. ">") end end