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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 “hacksaws” 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.

45 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
hacksaws204392(None) 
backsaws1946801backsaws
hacksaw1943711hacksaw_
hacksawn2042671hacksawn
backsaw1836202backsaw_
bucksaws1943852bucksaws
hacksawed2243022hacksawed
handsaws1545872handsaws
hawkshaws2551712hawkshaws
jackdaws2542922jackdaws
backseats1746673backseats
backsets1638853backsets
backslaps1945253backslaps
backstabs1945473backstabs
backstays2045653backstays
bandsaws1444623bandsaws
bucksaw1844373bucksaw_
chainsaws1742263chainsaws
hackbuts1943873hackbuts
hackees165014103hack_ees
hackers164619043hack_ers
hackies163418243hack_ies
hacklers173710303hacklers
hackles162917063hack_les
hackman1836433hackma_n
hackneys2033683hackneys
hacks144928713hack___s
hacksawing2343263hacksawing
handsaw1435533handsaw_
hansas94616043ha_nsa_s
hawkshaw2441963hawkshaw_
jackals2036893jack_als
jackass2034963jack_ass
jackdaw2442843jackdaw_
jackstays2543003jackstays
jackstraws2651943jackstraws
kickshaws2052223kickshaws
lockjaws2441873lockjaws
macaws1337023mac__aws
mackinaws2042433mackinaws
packsack1744523packsack
packsacks1844253packsacks
rickshaws2142613rickshaws
shicksas1743523shicksa_s
warsaws1335763wa_rsaws

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162457.26620115.9
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.70523191.6
 
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