Not sure if this makes things easier for you or not, but you could make use of Quantum::Superpositions:

#! /usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Quantum::Superpositions;

my @filter = (
    any( qw/ aa ab / ),
    any( qw/ bb bc bd / ),
    any( qw/ cc cd / ),
    any( qw/ dd de df / )
);

my @tests = (
    'aa_bb123_cd_de',
    'bc_bb_bd_be32',
    'ab3_bc_cc45_df',
    'aa12_aa34_aa56_aa78'
);

for my $testcase ( @tests ) {
    if ( $testcase =~
         /(\w{2})\d*_(\w{2})\d*_(\w{2})\d*_(\w{2})\d*/ ) {
        # Meets the form; does it pass the filter?
        if ( $1 eq $filter[0] && $2 eq $filter[1] &&
             $3 eq $filter[2] && $4 eq $filter[3] ) {
            print "PASS: $testcase$/";
        } else {
            print "FAIL: $testcase$/";
        }
    } else {
        print "FAIL: $testcase: Incorrect format$/";
    }
}

__END__

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In reply to Re: hash keys and regex by DamnDirtyApe
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