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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 “drywells” 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.

38 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
drywells154211(None) 
drywalls1542951drywalls
drywell1442371drywell_
drywall1443652drywall_
dwells10417712d__wells
crewels12438493crewe_ls
dells66630943d___ells
dowels104813343d_owe_ls
drawees11378363drawe_es
drawers113610073drawe_rs
drawlers12307313drawlers
drawls105511393draw__ls
drills74414203dr__ills
drivels11397923drive_ls
drolls75312393dr__olls
dryers10449273dry_e_rs
dryness11114783dryne_ss
drywalled1741833drywalled
dwell9519853d__well_
dynels10536813d_yne_ls
farewells1543073farewells
gromwells1541743gromwells
indwells1243693indwells
inkwells1542563inkwells
maxwells2042653maxwells
presells1058283presells
pretells1047333pretells
resells73313203_resells
retells73211523_retells
rewelds11457413_rewelds
rowels94515453_rowe_ls
swells93913983__swells
tramells10327833tramells
trowels10358363trowe_ls
upswells1342623upswells
upwells12244303_upwells
wells85426193___wells
yells85821943__y_ells

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162386.36022981.4
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.79626293.6
 
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