Finder search not the same as Spotlight

When I use Spotlight, my word files (.doc) files show up
under the "Documents" group. But when I do the same search in Finder, the
word files show up under "Other," and the only file that shows up in
the "Documents" is a txt file.
This is a new computer and I only have two doc files, but I would think that word documents would be categorized as a "Document" group.

Hi, jmoon —
Please accept a warm welcome to Apple Discussions!
As far as I know, what you're calling a "Finder search" (⌘-F) is a Spotlight tool ——> essentially, a more fine-tuned" version. So please forgive if I'm "answering" the "wrong question" below —
Are you using the (⌘-F) »» "other" (= "select a search attribute") »» "Creator" (= "Application used to create the document") &/or »» "Name extension" setting?
I'm by no means "expert" in the peccadilloes of Spotlight or (⌘-F) — so I did a quick < ">Spotlight forum in an effort to help.
Rather than regurgitate, I'll link a few threads that seem promising:
(1) odysseus's thread, "Spotlight won't index Word files w/o .doc extension-solved!" In it, he references a MacNN thread on the topic.
(2) A discussion in Michael Hesson's thread, "Can't find .doc docs?" — where eventually using a smart folder seemed to help...
(3) Laurie Leonard's thread, "Changing extensions so Spotlight works better." Francine Schwieder links to a helpful AppleScript for making batch-name-changes... Unfortunately, this approach apparently worked only for 1994 – 1998 Word files. (Duh?)
Btw, if you don't mind —I'm curious about a couple of things. When you "Get Info" on one of your ".doc" files, is "Name & Extension" »» "Hide extension" selected? Also, does toggling "Document" — or dragging to modify its order — in the System Preferences »» Spotlight »»Search Results make any difference?
Does this help?
Looking forward to hearing back from you!
Regards,
Dean
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