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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 “globby” 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.

33 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
globby143468(None) 
lobby125113921_lobby
slobby1334801slobby
blabby1234812blabby
blebby1233742blebby
blowby16467512blowby
bobby114814662_bobby
clubby1534682clubby
cobby145516412_cobby
dobby136013632_dobby
flabby1634572flabby
gabby135512952g_abby
glibly1236292glibly
glob76623392glo_b_
global937662global
globe84917012glo_be
globed104811762globed
globes94314542globes
globin9309722globin
globs85616402glo_bs
gloomy12528762gloomy
gloppy1454722gloppy
glory96413292glo_ry
glossy10549002glossy
goby106021082g_o_by
goodby13406282goodby
grabby14336182grabby
grubby14324502grubby
hobby155913732_hobby
knobby1732712knobby
looby108115622_looby
nobby125513462_nobby
snobby1334402snobby

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551332.53032628.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.65667278.2
 
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