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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 “blocks” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

92 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
blocks14451394(None) 
blacks144914951blacks
block134917841block_
blocky17388351blocky
blocs95219651bloc_s
bocks134526571b_ocks
brocks145214151brocks
clocks144916231clocks
flocks154713531flocks
locks115126921_locks
backs135729622b_acks
becks135522012b_ecks
bemocks1735372bemocks
black134719072black_
blanks124112892blanks
bleaks125112432bleaks
blinks124613572blinks
bloats85215762bloats
blobs95620032blo_bs
bloc85023272bloc__
blocked16449982blocked
blocker15419922blocker
blockers16398792blockers
blockish19115792blockish
blogs85319232blo_gs
bloke114316632blo_ke
blokes123813882blokes
blonds95213342blonds
bloods94614842bloods
blooms104613172blooms
bloops106611342bloops
blots75626172blo_ts
blows105423832blo_ws
bock126032512b_ock_
bollocks1636502bollocks
bonks116326462b_onks
books115729712b_ooks
borks115727702b_orks
bosks115218852b_osks
bricks144614622bricks
brock136017072brock_
brooks125813882brooks
bucks134824292b_ucks
bullocks1636292bullocks
chocks174815312chocks
clacks144516342clacks
clicks145315112clicks
cloaks124411262cloaks
clock134917982clock_
clonks125013472clonks
clucks144512072clucks
cocks135227162_cocks
crocks145118422crocks
docks126022312_docks
flacks154114532flacks
flecks154310802flecks
flicks154512992flicks
flock144717422flock_
flocky18468422flocky
flocs105519232floc_s
frocks154111212frocks
hocks144925492_hocks
jocks185118082_jocks
klicks11468722klicks
knocks11397442knocks
lacks116129202_lacks
licks115325392_licks
lochs106715512_lochs
lock106134362_lock_
locos75822602_locos
locus74819992_locus
looks95124862_looks
lucks115723562_lucks
mocks135023822_mocks
nocks115121012_nocks
placks144414152placks
plonks124210422plonks
plucks14379732plucks
pocks135022962_pocks
relocks134411292relocks
rocks114626412_rocks
shlocks16317182shlocks
shocks154414582shocks
slacks124416532slacks
slicks124816112slicks
smocks145710012smocks
socks114926082_socks
stocks124715632stocks
trocks123614632trocks
unblocks1644522unblocks
unlocks1337062unlocks
yocks144418372_yocks

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551922.94028078.6
3Display Results92920.0137076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691923.29654214.5
 
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