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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 “glows” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

179 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
glows9551803(None) 
blows105423831blows
flows115822361flows
globs85616401globs
gloms85219781gloms
glops85619551glops
gloss64319621gloss
glow85222521glow_
grows95523921grows
lows75843011_lows
plows105419901plows
slows85323461slows
aglow94711972aglow_
allows94517682allows
aloes54933672aloes
alow75328592alow_
avows114910982avows
belows114614182belows
blaws105620462blaws
blobs95620032blobs
blocs95219652blocs
blogs85319232blogs
blots75626172blots
blow95827192blow_
blown105716672blown
blowsy14579452blowsy
blowy134315322blowy
bows96242862_bows
brows105425982brows
chows135618202chows
claws106020832claws
clews105516332clews
clods85320862clods
clogs85519552clogs
clons75228132clons
clops95924852clops
clots75627642clots
clown105214732clown
clowns114810112clowns
cloys104916942cloys
cows97046642_cows
crows105727312crows
dhows125911222dhows
dows85941052_dows
elbows1196712elbows
enows85115492enows
flaws115920342flaws
flews115316442flews
flocs105519232flocs
floes85528142floes
flogs95919962flogs
flops105920142flops
floss85118262floss
flow105924922flow_
flown116213992flown
frows116623102frows
gallows113513512gallows
galops94712622galops
gaols66717572gaols
glads75620612glads
glams85822932glams
glans65125832glans
glass65518132glass
gleds75417892gleds
glees65027592glees
glens66519852glens
gleys96514852gleys
glias64618492glias
glims87417672glims
gloam86015942gloam
gloams95210662gloams
gloat65427682gloat
gloats74515422gloats
glob76623392glo_b
globe84917012globe
globes94314542globes
glogg837352glogg
gloggs935032gloggs
glom75424382glo_m
glomus9468092glomus
gloom87116522gloom
glooms96211682glooms
glop76724632glo_p
glory96413292glory
glossa7529162glossa
glossy10549002glossy
glost65422932glost
glosts74513812glosts
glout65925812glout
glouts74414712glouts
glove94516292glove
gloves104115182gloves
glowed114913832glowed
glower105114932glower
glowers113412092glowers
gloze154815982gloze
glozes164313352glozes
glues65125682glues
glugs75214282glugs
glums84621422glums
gluons738502gluons
gluts66120132gluts
gnaws96311142gnaws
goas55239942g_oas
gobs76935572g_obs
gods65438042g_ods
goes55644092g_oes
golds75421312golds
golfs95616102golfs
goods75124482goods
goofs94821002goofs
gooks105422882gooks
goons65326772goons
goops86620962goops
goos57644912g_oos
gos47155132g_o_s
gowd96519982g_owd
gowds105814042g_owds
gowk125516472g_owk
gowks136011952g_owks
gown85724072g_own
gowns95115102g_owns
goys86328412g_oys
grogs76319412grogs
groks105716122groks
gross65421692gross
grots65025852grots
grow86127302grow_
growl96115822growl
growls104711112growls
grown95317352grown
hows106345602_hows
igloos738032igloos
jows146632092_jows
knows124912412knows
laws76441682_laws
lobs66441082_lobs
logs57343112_logs
loos49051122_loos
lops66043352_lops
loss45337962_loss
lots47652092_lots
low66051872_low_
lowe75435312_lowe
lowes85732462_lowes
lown76929292_lown
lowse87219902_lowse
meows104612682meows
mows96340832_mows
nows75738232_nows
plews105415352plews
plods85719292plods
plops95920332plops
plots75025672plots
plow95923232plow_
ploys105816592ploys
pows95537662_pows
prows106327012prows
reglows11288842reglows
rows75941752_rows
scows106617802scows
shows115324582shows
slaws85222712slaws
slews86220352slews
slobs74419872slobs
sloes54728872sloes
slogs64521842slogs
slops75026012slops
slots54830532slots
slow77729492slow_
snows84719892snows
sows75342492_sows
stows86622702stows
tows78545552_tows
trows88826182trows
vows106626942_vows
vrows116115262vrows
wows104633492_wows
yows106433122_yows

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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit538001791.64332745.0
3Display Results1791790.0463891.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911791.99989390.2
 
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