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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 “foamy” 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.

70 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
foamy13531320(None) 
flamy135217471flamy
foam97127171foam_
foams105017951foams
loamy105913341loamy
beamy126218572beamy
boomy125421822boomy
coaly105521592coaly
commy144712642commy
doomy116018262doomy
dormy115817472dormy
fame95639392f_ame
fay97454862f_a_y
filmy136114042filmy
flaky155715582flaky
flam96333292flam_
flame105124442flame
flams105125012flams
flawy145913382flawy
flaxy189012292flaxy
flay106332802fla_y
floaty124210942floaty
foal76630922foa_l
foals85721692foals
foamed126014402foamed
foamer114714312foamer
foamily1546542foamily
fogey125617872fogey
foggy136714542foggy
fogy115923182fo_gy
foley115222302foley
folky159214712folky
folly115022602folly
footy115820532footy
foram105124932foram_
forams115115912forams
foray115023972foray
forby135317672forby
forky156119642forky
form95836872form_
forme105225992forme
forms105327052forms
formyl14276442formyl
forty114824272forty
foxy176517752fo_xy
foy96044262fo__y
fozy197017162fo_zy
frame105821802frame
fray105428902fra_y
fumy127118582f_umy
gamy105427532_gamy
hoagy124710472hoagy
hoary114516762hoary
homy126623222ho_my
loam65630482loam_
loams75619862loams
mommy114010752mommy
oaky116419952_oaky
ofay106416102ofa_y
oogamy1235632oogamy
pommy14449862pommy
roam67132412roam_
roams74919612roams
roomy107118062roomy
seamy105921272seamy
soapy106114782soapy
swamy136714402swamy
toady96814342toady
tommy124712232tommy
wormy137514252wormy

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800701.40638264.6
3Display Results70700.0164375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691701.718104011.1
 
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