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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 “backyards” 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.

61 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
backyards214653(None) 
backwards2147461backwards
backyard2046841backyard_
backboards2146192backboards
backhands2146302backhands
backlands1846822backlands
backward2048102backward_
ballyards1544992ballyards
bankcards1873782bankcards
barnyards1543492barnyards
bayards13379682ba__yards
brickyards2252142brickyards
dockyards2042982dockyards
baccaras1446913bac_caras
backbends2044093backbends
backboard2047183backboard_
backcasts1985423backcasts
backdates1848153backdates
backers153821883back_er_s
backfires2046173backfires
backhand2047433backhand_
backhauls2044863backhauls
backland1748103backland_
backloads1846293backloads
backpacks2044993backpacks
backsaws1946803backsa_ws
backswords2243813backswords
backwardly2552573backwardly
backwoods2146393backwoods
backwraps2244193backwraps
ballyard1445893ballyard_
bankcard1774023bankcard_
barnyard1443783barnyard_
bastards113310313ba_stards
bayard124411663ba__yard_
becowards1743843becowards
beeyards1444593b_eeyards
blackbirds2143253blackbirds
blackboards2253833blackboards
blackguards2162283blackguards
blacklands1944123blacklands
boatyards1543963boatyards
boneyards1584623boneyards
boyards13399323b__oyards
brickyard2142093brickyard_
buckayros2051953buckayros
buckboards2143613buckboards
dockyard1943283dockyard_
farmyards1842813farmyards
halyards1576243ha_lyards
haulyards1682833haulyards
jacquards2842683jacquards
junkyards2441573junkyards
kailyards1743203kailyards
kaleyards1773293kaleyards
lanyards1266393la_nyards
packboards2144443packboards
stockyards20102193stockyards
tackboards1944363tackboards
tankards1366253tank_ards
tanyards1276183ta_nyards

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641617.12620859.0
3Display Results61610.0134692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691617.60923484.2
 
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