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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 “floodlit” 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.

26 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
floodlit124407(None) 
floodlight1872432floodlight
bloodfin1443393bloodfin
bloodily1445183bloodily
bloodlike1643863bloodlike
bloodline1245173bloodline
bloodlust1243333bloodlust
cloudlet1145503cloudlet
flood95215603flood___
flooded12307933flood_ed
flooder11258463flood_er
flooders12257833flooders
floodgate1472523floodgate
flooding13238963flooding
floodlights1971593floodlights
floodplain1651333floodplain
floods104511653flood__s
floodtide14102483floodtide
floodway1842683floodway
flooie93712153floo__ie
floosie10378933floo_sie
floozie19295463floo_zie
floruit1047293fl_oruit
foodie104413843f_ood_ie
moonlit9229333_moonlit
woodlot1147023_woodlot

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 Filter1786911461620.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit146162267.53319402.9
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691267.70323197.6
 
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