how do i compare two words to see if they are the same word

In Self you can just use the == operator,

"hello" == "hello";
"hello" !="goodbye";
var word = "hello";
if (word == "hello") {
  ...

For the star variable is patterns use toString() first.

if (star.toString() == "hello") {
  ...

can i compare what is in two stars?

keyword = is a * a *

i forgot the understanding script could do this?

When a pattern has 2 stars the star variable is an array.

if (star[0] == star[1]) {
...