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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 “eelworm” 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
eelworm124551(None) 
eelworms1344551eelworms
beworm1339982be_worm
deworm1249522de_worm
earworm1238732earworm
felwort13410572felwort
mealworm1544612mealworm
webworm1744302webworm
awlwort1356353awlwort
bagworm1566343bagworm
bellwort1348773bellwort
beswarm1445773beswarm
beworms1437923be_worms
bollworm1544803bollworm
budworm1545263budworm
celom9515683cel_o_m
cutworm14186343cutworm
deform1259613de_form
deiform1336683deiform
deworms1338023de_worms
earworms1346773earworms
eelier64216463eelier_
eelpout947783eelpout
enorm74415633_e_norm
felworts1445953felworts
keyword1844553keyword
leafworm1653903leafworm
legwork1545653legwork
lobworm1445243lobworm
lugworm1344893lugworm
mealworms1644443mealworms
network1446793network
perform1439273perform
pinworm1467173pinworm
reform11312703re_form
rewarm115913483re_warm
reword106321403re_word
rewore938030153re_wore
rework136619783re_work
reworn98122193re_worn
seldom939403seldo_m
silkworm1743573silkworm
steelwork1643543steelwork
telford1145153telford
waxworm2264563waxworm
webwork1944833webwork
webworms1843753webworms
weldor10317653weldor_
weldors11238003weldors
wheelwork2243153wheelwork
worm96129483___worm

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 Filter1786911340270.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit134027516.18621666.2
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691516.35828104.9
 
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