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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

55 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
drooled936920(None) 
drolled93810221drolled
drooped11368431drooped
broiled103811422broiled
brooded113510932brooded
brooked143610032brooked
broomed124111052broomed
cooled95224592_cooled
crooked143910952crooked
crooned103813352crooned
dewooled1333832dewooled
doiled84817292d_oiled
doled75430912d__oled
dolled83518072d_olled
doodled10369462doodled
doolee73018952d_oolee
doomed104113292d_oomed
drawled12368342drawled
drilled94711672drilled
droller84110282droller
droned84616862dr_oned
drool65416102drool__
droolier936072droolier
drools74412812drool_s
drooly104911072drool_y
droplet10312112droplet
dropped13329292dropped
drouked1335542drouked
droved114611642dr_oved
drowned12419902drowned
drowsed12448752drowsed
fooled104317822_fooled
groomed11379502groomed
grooved12347252grooved
growled12278172growled
pooled94619812_pooled
proofed13138722proofed
prowled13309912prowled
roiled74320052_roiled
rolled74220242_rolled
roofed105214742_roofed
rooked114918142_rooked
roomed95218542_roomed
roosed75621602_roosed
rooted75424002_rooted
rootled83410532_rootled
shooled115212662shooled
snooled84513942snooled
spooled104613522spooled
stooled84313892stooled
tooled74918902_tooled
trolled84312262trolled
trooped104010722trooped
vroomed13366432vroomed
wooled103715502_wooled

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671553.46631064.9
3Display Results55550.0163437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691553.88845959.6
 
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