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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 “bestirred” 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.

57 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
bestirred124380(None) 
stirred8359702__stirred
upstirred1241822upstirred
bastioned1246863bastioned
beatified1577863beatified
begirded1334173be_girded
bemired123410633be_mi_red
bescoured1444333bescoured
beshivered1942183beshivered
besieged1234723bes_ieged
beslimed1335013besli_med
besmeared1443423besmeared
besmiled1335493besmi_led
besmirched2051933besmirched
besteaded1345043besteaded
bested94922753best___ed
bestiaries1245973bestiaries
bestiary1344813bestiar_y
bestir8311163besti_r__
bestirring1343993bestirring
bestirs9311133besti_r_s
bestowed14156613best_owed
bestrew1248003best__rew
bestrewed1594163bestrewed
bestrid1039973best__rid
bestride1138613bestride_
bestrides1237913bestrides
bestrode1147133best_rode
bestrowed1585163bestrowed
bestudded1442533bestudded
beswarmed1743083beswarmed
betided114810203be_ti_ded
bettered113011833be_ttered
birred94713203b___irred
bistered112913323bist_ered
bistred103311853bist__red
costarred1244703costarred
desired9311983des_i_red
destined103312453desti_ned
deterred10137803de_terred
festered122512103fest_ered
gestured1036993gest_ured
instarred1043963instarred
overstirred1553663overstirred
pestered112814953pest_ered
respired1148993respi_red
restarted10410053restarted
restored96417193rest_ored
retired84620143re_ti_red
shirred113710503__shirred
skirred12347083__skirred
starred85013453__starred
stirrer7338233__stirrer
testified1397843testified
unstarred1036363unstarred
vestured1237463vest_ured
westered122511863west_ered

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641576.54622707.1
3Display Results57570.0301900.0
 (SQL Overall)178691576.73226543.5
 
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