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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 “boxboard” 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.

50 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
boxboard204461(None) 
boxboards2144261boxboards
bedboard14115722bedboard
bodyboard1843302bodyboard
bombard1437332bomb_ard
mopboard1543982mopboard
onboard1046502_onboard
aboard9312613__aboard
aboveboard1851683aboveboard
backboard2047183backboard
baseboard1445543baseboard
bedboards15114873bedboards
billboard1444713billboard
board85523003___board
boatyard1444073boatyard
bodyboards1943243bodyboards
bollard103210503bo_llard
bombards1536493bomb_ards
bombload1543143bombloa_d
boneyard1475323boneyard
boobird1235233boob_ird
boxball18155323boxb_all
boxberry2242653boxberry
boxcar1734753box_car_
boxcars1834773box_cars
boxwood2045243boxwo_od
boyard125411283bo__yard
buckboard2044233buckboard
corkboard1844773corkboard
cupboard1544253cupboard
footboard1544493footboard
garboard1247243garboard
inboard1037063_inboard
keyboard1844503keyboard
lapboard1355783lapboard
larboard1157663larboard
leeboard1145433leeboard
moldboard1543103moldboard
mopboards1643753mopboards
outboard1138323outboard
oxford1763663_oxfo_rd
pegboard1444803pegboard
preboard1338263preboard
reboard10310763_reboard
rubboard1343983rubboard
seaboard1147433seaboard
skyboard1844003skyboard
snowboard1543933snowboard
tagboard1245563tagboard
teaboard1146293teaboard

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162506.03024239.1
3Display Results50500.0331515.2
 (SQL Overall)178691506.48627550.3
 
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