function find_longest_word(str) { var array1 = str.match(/\w[a-z]{0,}/gi); var result = array1[0]; for(var x = 1 ; x < array1.length ; x++) { if(result.length < array1[x].length) { result = array1[x]; } } return result; } console.log(find_longest_word('Web Development Tutorial'));