What do the asterisks beside the student score in the gradebook mean?

Is there a way to create a word requirement for a student answer to an essay question? In other words, the student must type at least ## of words to submit the answer.   Thanks! Miki Merritt

I used to be able to search for a user without reference to the domain they were in. There was a checkbox next to the search window that came up that said "search all domains". I use this regularly...