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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 “blowflies” 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.

32 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
blowflies174289(None) 
glowflies1642891glowflies
botflies1336732b_otflies
barflies1338303b_arflies
blackflies2143733blackflies
bloodies11310163blo_odies
bloodlines1344183bloodlines
blowfish1944703blowf_ish
blowfishes2143463blowfishes
blowfly1843243blowfl__y
blowholes1744473blowholes
blowier1248943blow__ier
blowiest1337923blow__iest
blowpipes1842063blowpipes
blowsier1335063blow_sier
blowsiest1435323blow_siest
blowtubes1641703blowtubes
blowzier2233413blow_zier
blowziest2343673blow_ziest
boweries13312293b_oweries
bowfins15267703b_owf_ins
bowlines133211623b_ow_lines
brollies1039533bro_llies
brownies13189613brow_nies
lollies73116923_lo_llies
lovelies1139893_lovelies
lowlier10338903_low_lier
lowliest11229473_low_liest
lowlifes1434333_low_lifes
lowlives1434573_low_lives
sawflies1444743_sawflies
shooflies1544143shooflies

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641327.37620152.0
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.82822827.2
 
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