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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 “destroyed” 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.

51 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
destroyed144508(None) 
destroyer1344551destroyer
bestrowed1585172bestrowed
destroy1138152destroy__
destroyers1443642destroyers
destroys1236692destroy_s
estrayed1236392_estrayed
stroyed114110862__stroyed
bestowed14156623best_owed
bestrewed1594193bestrewed
bestrode1147143bestrode_
betrayed1436303be_trayed
decoyed14358333de__coyed
defrayed1635403de_frayed
deployed1535913de_ployed
described1544953described
descried1248073descr_ied
deserted101012203deser_ted
deserved13108133deser_ved
desired9311983desir__ed
desorbed1236443desor_bed
destained1158253destained
destined103312453dest_ined
destrier9311823destr_ier
destroying1564903destroying
destructed1445413destructed
dethroned1445073dethroned
detoxed1636103de_t_oxed
detruded1134883de_truded
dextrose1645363dextrose_
dextroses1745663dextroses
disproved16147343disproved
disrobed1238093dis_robed
distorted1139373distorted
escrowed1434653_escrowed
estrogen946573_estrogen
estrone7413953_estrone_
estrones8313323_estrones
festooned1344303festooned
keystroked1751643keystroked
oestrogen1044443oestrogen
oestrone849973oestrone_
oestrones949773oestrones
resprayed1544353resprayed
restoked135710533rest_oked
restored96417193rest_ored
restrove1138963restrove_
strayed114513283__strayed
stroked124613623__stroked
strowed115312143__strowed
stroyer103510783__stroyer

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641518.78316923.7
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691519.26619284.6
 
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