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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 “cowl” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

233 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
cowl9753081(None) 
bowl96827701bowl
coal66939251coal
coil66439651coil
col59360351co_l
cool66940491cool
cow89856711cow_
cowls106922211cowls
cows97046641cows
cowy126427361cowy
fowl105723631fowl
howl107625691howl
jowl146120301jowl
owl66228971_owl
scowl1012012971scowl
yowl105820951yowl
awl67635302_awl
awol75620672awol
bawl95326062bawl
boil66335182boil
boll65634752boll
bow87051902bow_
bowel105621202bowel
bowls106121432bowls
bows96242862bows
call66838672call
carl65144782carl
caul65630002caul
caw86647932caw_
caws96036112caws
ceil65725062ceil
cel56040552c_el
cell65031722cell
ceorl7410912ceorl
chow125820992chow_
chows135618202chows
clown105214732clown
coala77521122coala
coals76129602coals
coaly105521592coaly
coat67558352coat
coax136922982coax
cob710258752co_b
cobb106422002cobb
coble94823172coble
cobs87043142cobs
coca88030642coca
cock126332902cock
coco87330602coco
cod69660122co_d
coda77029342coda
code77347732code
cods76848102cods
coed77140542coed
coff126930782coff
coft97939682coft
cog69552902co_g
cogs77340032cogs
coho97524492coho
coif96337912coif
coils75030082coils
coin66645352coin
coir66327242coir
coke107038382coke
coky137526822coky
cola66541392cola
cold77338772cold
cole66956112cole
colly104926772colly
cols66553082cols
colt67158242colt
coly96940532coly
coma87134852coma
comal95125132comal
comb106632112comb
come87547702come
comp106731252comp
con510268022co_n
cone67256962cone
coni65534802coni
conk106531442conk
conn66229132conn
cons66057692cons
cony96537832cony
coo59566362co_o
coof96643272coof
cook107236932cook
cools75632632cools
cooly105525422cooly
coon67248942coon
coop87238652coop
coos67456492coos
coot67860382coot
cop711162372co_p
copal95621782copal
cope86847382cope
cops86751372cops
copy116229802copy
cor59960942co_r
coral76033452coral
cord76740922cord
core67263112core
corf95941482corf
cork106635692cork
corm85735372corm
corn69945812corn
cors66656442cors
cory96941512cory
cos510270392co_s
cosh96127622cosh
coss66143492coss
cost68057942cost
cosy97232702cosy
cot510483222co_t
cote66648732cote
cots68054842cots
could86517712could
coup86729792coup
cove95837072cove
cowed115637842cowed
cower104531772cower
cowled125218382cowled
cowry135512482cowry
cox1210346782co_x
coxa136922962coxa
coxal146116672coxal
coy810557552co_y
coyly135614892coyly
coys97537242coys
coz149345362co_z
cozy185823802cozy
crawl104916712crawl
crow96428132crow_
crowd115815622crowd
crown105620082crown
crows105727312crows
cull65929642cull
curl66035052curl
cwm106815082c_wm
dol47150652do_l
doll56632492doll
dow76749972dow_
dowel95618192dowel
down86427492down
dows85941052dows
foal76630922foal
foil76433912foil
fool75330592fool
foul77027582foul
fowls115518892fowls
goal55829302goal
gowd96519982gowd
gowk125516472gowk
gown85724072gown
growl96115822growl
how97252432how_
howe106734102howe
howf136127202howf
howk145221962howk
howls116219222howls
hows106345602hows
jow137639302jow_
jowls156214522jowls
jowly186410902jowly
jows146632092jows
koel84519942koel
kohl113911712kohl
loll46128382loll
low66051872low_
lowe75435312lowe
lowly114113332lowly
lown76929292lown
lows75843012lows
mewl95618322mewl
moil65534092moil
mol56654592mo_l
moll66735702moll
mool67533862mool
mow86650352mow_
mown95424442mown
mows96340832mows
noel45226552noel
noil46133242noil
now65950192now_
nows75738232nows
nowt78833752nowt
oil37452052_oil
ow58950172_ow_
owe67041032_owe
owls76022932_owls
own66429702_own
pawl95123262pawl
pol56449382po_l
poll66332132poll
pool65835952pool
pow87147282pow_
pows95537662pows
prowl105615122prowl
roil46235292roil
roll46331652roll
rotl45029682rotl
row67453672row_
rowel84721412rowel
rows75941752rows
scow96021422scow_
scowls11549592scowls
scows106617802scows
soil46138832soil
sol37256622so_l
soul46435712soul
sow66554762sow_
sown75127452sown
sows75342492sows
toil46536282toil
toll45535262toll
tool46735682tool
tow610557362tow_
towel84920522towel
town76928702town
tows78545552tows
towy105325472towy
vow96136312vow_
vowel115515012vowel
vows106626942vows
wawl105321942wawl
wool76427372wool
wow96643472wow_
wows104633492wows
yawl104918972yawl
yow96945292yow_
yowe106728742yowe
yowls115715432yowls
yows106433122yows

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit298722330.90632971.3
3Display Results2332330.0465065.2
 (SQL Overall)1786912331.032173150.2
 
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