User blog comment:Dopp/Updates to How We Search/@comment-3335785-20120508100912

It's not currently possible to access Special: pages through search. We're researching options. (Tip: add tools you frequently use to your toolbar.) Fixed!

Uh... no it's not. Try searching for Special:Editcount here. I seriously doubt that's the only Special page that doesn't work either. More to the point, it still relies on the drop down menu which doesn't help matters.