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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

117 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
bustards1130851(None) 
bastards113310311bastards
bustard10389721bustard_
custards11338391custards
mustards11297881mustards
bastard103012422bastard_
bastardy14326002bastardy
busbars1138152busbar_s
busters94724132buster_s
buzzards1943612buzzards
costards113510802costards
custard10389972custard_
custardy14314902custardy
dastards10278082dastards
mustard10359532mustard_
mustardy14265052mustardy
australs8359533australs
bards87139643b___ards
bastardies1365143bastardies
bastardise1383563bastardise
bastardly15264293bastardly
basters94930313baster_s
bayards13379683b_ayards
beards94116673b__eards
bedstands1343503bedstands
bedwards1596393bedwards
beeyards1444593beeyards
besteads11307123besteads
bestirs9311133bestir_s
bestuds10326753best_uds
beswarms1544323beswarms
bisters93922613bister_s
bistorts10118813bistorts
bistres94017213bist_res
bistros92810983bist_ros
blusters104413893bluster_s
boards94616933b__oards
boatyards1543963boatyards
bollards11339153bollards
bombards1536493bombards
boyards13399323b_oyards
brassards1244063brassards
briards10398553b_riards
bulwarks1744133bulwarks
bunters94717123bunter_s
burds84626063bu___rds
bursars94510893bursar_s
bursters1038983burster_s
busbar1038453busbar__
busgirls1142653busgirls
bushers124018803busher_s
bushlands1543403bushlands
buskers133414093busker_s
busloads1144153busloads
busted95123153bust_ed_
buster84726493buster__
bustics11810883bust_ics
bustiers103810053bustiers
bustled104011523bustled_
bustlers104210623bustlers
bustles93816323bust_les
busts75227693bust___s
butanes9312743bu_tanes
buttals938503butta_ls
butters94521723butter_s
buzzard1844273buzzard_
costard104113353costard_
costars94218013costar_s
dastard9279703dastard_
discards1238913discards
dotards937253_dotards
dullards1045493dullards
dusters84918363duster_s
dustrags1044943dustrags
eastwards1344253eastwards
guards84611573gu__ards
guisards1043603guisards
guitars8116863guitar_s
gurnards1043633gurnards
husbands1444763husbands
hussars10326983hussar_s
instars7411133instar_s
justers143815733juster_s
leotards945303leotards
lusters73921443luster_s
lustres73013233lust_res
mustangs11255973mustangs
musters94522513muster_s
ousters74122793ouster_s
outadds936203ou_tadds
outstands1045543outstands
outstares91610183outstares
outstarts9176323outstarts
outwards1299123outwards
petards104311153_petards
postcards1445733postcards
restarts8310873restarts
retards85015003_retards
ritards8439943_ritards
sards64736183__s_ards
shards104319173__shards
stands75118053__stands
stares66038753__stares
stars55836573__star_s
starts65423123__starts
sunwards1236443sunwards
sustains838553sustains
swards105415133__swards
tuataras844863tuataras
tussars7359253tussar_s
unitards945623unitards
upstands1144093upstands
upstares10178583upstares
upstarts10165273upstarts
upwards13135963_upwards
visards11328153vis_ards
westwards1643393westwards

Search took 9 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 Limit1461621177.79618748.3
3Display Results1171170.0462543.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911178.26521620.2
 
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