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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forcenterboards” 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.

11 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
centerboards175260(None) 
centerboard1652871centerboard_
teeterboards1551902teeterboards
beaverboards20142123beaverboards
centerfolds1752253centerfo_lds
checkerboards2761203checkerboards
fingerboards1951773fingerboards
leaderboards1652053leaderboards
linerboards1452503lin_erboards
teeterboard1452133teeterboard_
weatherboards2262603weatherboards

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 Filter178691950240.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit95024116.47014686.9
3Display Results11110.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691116.64026911.3