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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 “easterlies” 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.

31 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
easterlies104671(None) 
eateries8324312ea_ter_ies
masteries111018492master_ies
wasteries121115342waster_ies
westerlies1345612westerlies
afterlifes1643183_afterlifes
afterlives1643553_afterlives
arteries8321483_arter_ies
asterias8317013_aster_ias
asteroids1048743_asteroids
bastardies1365143bastardies
batteries11615113batter_ies
catteries11815523catter_ies
cauteries11615393cauter_ies
easterly11246643easterl__y
easterner945053easter_ner
easterners1044823easterners
easters75125683easter___s
elderlies1044673e_lderlies
esterases949633e_sterases
esterifies1347153e_sterifies
eusteles838043euste_l_es
hostelries1345423hostelries
masterliness1463833masterliness
mysteries141211193myster_ies
pastries101517423past_r_ies
quarterlies2053653quarterlies
steelies8312553__steelies
wasterie111211583waster_ie_
wastries111212883wast_r_ies
waterlines1348953wa_terlines

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 Filter1786911406030.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit140603317.01620040.3
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.49823831.8
 
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