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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 “crawdad” 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.

78 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
crawdad144311(None) 
crawdads1542651crawdads
caudad10157672c_audad
crawdaddy205612crawdaddy
crawled133710402crawled
crowded14418802crowded
grandad1038452grandad
audad71511393__audad
bradded12388713bradded
braided114013213braided
branded114414103branded
brawled133910123brawled
candid104517853c_andid
caraway1538133caraw_ay
carded105424903c_arded
carload1039783carload
caudal91611483c_audal
cawed116627063c_aw_ed
chadar1239353cha_dar
chawed155214603chaw_ed
cladded12356923cladded
clawed125115073claw_ed
craal74117753cra__al
craaled10339423craaled
crabbed14388873crabbed
cracked163514743cracked
cradle93313163cra_dle
cradled113410813cradled
crafted13419773crafted
cragged12479883cragged
crammed143710123crammed
cramped144712183cramped
craned96121653cra_ned
crania82418433crania_
cranial92114683cranial
cranked143812843cranked
craped116120533cra_ped
crapped143912633crapped
crashed134214213crashed
crated94827773cra_ted
cravat11314443cra_vat
craved125417773cra_ved
craw97725263craw___
crawl104916713craw__l
crawler123510463crawler
crawls114712083craw_ls
crawlway1941993crawlway
crawly144610763craw_ly
craws105723123craw__s
crazed184714453cra_zed
credal9311673cr_edal
creedal1037093creedal
crewed125316563crew_ed
crewman1435753crewman
crowbar1444273crowbar
crowd115815623crow__d
crowder13389863crowder
crowdie1335923crowdie
crowds124910763crowd_s
crowdy15467173crowd_y
crowed124717313crow_ed
crowned133912443crowned
crudded1235733crudded
czardas1934673czardas
drawbar13103193drawbar
drawled12368343drawled
graded94919553gra_ded
grandads1136553grandads
grandam1139393grandam
granddad1244253granddad
prawned1346743prawned
radar61316723_ra_dar
radded94716493_radded
raided85017703_raided
randan7315253_randan
scrawled1445923scrawled
traded85717683tra_ded
trawled113411523trawled

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit134027787.30018359.9
3Display Results78780.0302600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691787.73323107.6
 
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