How to use Excel VLOOKUP function with words that begin with the letters AB

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For title naming, I have a list of words that I employ. As I come up with new names, I want to make sure I'm not using words that have already been used. When I encountered terms that start with the letters AB (such as absolute, abolished, etc.) that I had never used before, my Excel formula appeared to be operating as intended. 

=IF(VLOOKUP(B48,Used!A:A,1)=B48,"USED","")
New Word                   Result                                                                                Formula Commentary
Pretend ...VLOOKUP(B48,Used!A:A,1)=B48 correctly returns FALSE because it did not find the word

Abundant                                                                        
USED ...VLOOKUP(B48,Used!A:A,1)=B48 correctly returns TRUE because it did find the word
Absolute                            #N/A ...VLOOKUP(B48,Used!A:A,1)=B48 returns #N/A when it does not find any word that begins with AB

 

I've tried using the TEXT function in the formula to format B48, but no change. I've tried using Range_Lookup in the VLOOKUP syntax, but no change.

Any help would be appreciated.

Nov 24, 2022 in Others by Kithuzzz
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