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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “awkward” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

46 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
awkward184318(None) 
airward1148132airward
award97118042a__ward
awkwarder2051632awkwarder
awkwardly2351642awkwardly
backward2048102backward
wayward1736052wayward
aboard9312613a_board
afeard1058263a_feard
aswarm11107913a_swarm
athwart1348683athwart
awards107113453a__wards
aware86420023a__ware
aweary1237303aw_eary
awkwardest2151333awkwardest
awlwort1356353awlwort
backwards2147463backwards
backyard2046843backyard
bankcard1774023bankcard
bedward1497473bedward
coward12411673_coward
downward1644443downward
eastward1244993eastward
forward1438293forward
froward1436673froward
hawkweed2242203hawkweed
hayward1736413hayward
inward10310333_inward
landward1345823landward
leeward1135783leeward
manward1349093manward
onward1039053_onward
outward11811403outward
reward106017643_reward
seaward1148183seaward
skyward1843863skyward
steward1138063steward
sunward1137653sunward
sward94221463__sward
tankard1267263tank_ard
toward10311063_toward
upward12147163_upward
vanward1456943vanward
vaward13498723_vaward
ward86542253___ward
wizard19377713_wizard

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911340270.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit134027466.40620922.1
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691466.82526181.8
 
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