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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 “bluesy” 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.

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
bluesy1144898(None) 
bluely113310081bluely
blues75127041blues_
bluest84016481bluest
bluey104817051blue_y
blueys11419521blueys
bless75917812bl_ess
blest76431722bl_est
blousy11459122blousy
blowsy14579452blowsy
blubs95818152blubs_
blue65328462blue__
blued84520322blue_d
blueish1236482blueish
bluejay1942722bluejay
bluer74918492blue_r
bluet75631192blue_t
bluets87215492bluets
bluish1159242bluish
blumes105917792blumes_
blurry11437672blurry
blurs74619082blurs_
blush105115312blu_sh
bousy104917842bou_sy
busy94727172b_u_sy
clues74623032clues_
clumsy13326192clumsy
flues84626922flues_
glues65125682glues_
gluey95715262glue_y
lues45943552_lues_
slues54527172slues_

Search took 3 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 Limit82551322.50332980.8
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691322.85962501.2
 
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