JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<img src = "http://dummyimage.com/120x90/f00/fff.png&text=my+image" />

JavaScript

var myString = 'This is some random text';
var word = 'random';
var regex = new RegExp( '\\b' + word + '\\b' );

var result = regex.test( myString );

alert( result );