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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 “blackwoods” 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.

31 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
blackwoods224389(None) 
backwoods2146391b_ackwoods
blackwood2144121blackwood_
backwood2046972b_ackwood_
backwoodsy2552162b_ackwoodsy
lacewoods1554892_lacewoods
backloads1846293b_ackloads
backrooms1945633b_ackrooms
backswords2243813b_ackswords
backwards2147463b_ackwards
basswoods1574323b_asswoods
baywoods1745593b_a_ywoods
bearwoods1545023bea_rwoods
beechwoods2152583beechwoods
blackamoors2191593blackamoors
blackbirds2143253blackbirds
blackboards2253833blackboards
blackbody2342493black_body
blackboys2243333black_boys
blackcocks1852603blackcocks
blackheads2264113blackheads
blacklands1944123blacklands
blackleads1993383blackleads
blackouts1745153black_outs
blackpolls2062323blackpolls
blacktops1943373black_tops
bluewoods1543803bl_uewoods
lacewood1455253_lacewood_
lancewoods1652583_lancewoods
latewoods1355203_latewoods
teakwoods1743793tea_kwoods

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603317.00320077.5
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691317.45223978.9
 
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