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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 “hardwood” 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.

57 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
hardwood1615574(None) 
hardwoods17135511hardwoods
cordwood1565602cordwood
hardboot1446942hardboot
hardgoods15153652hardgoods
hardihood1752802hardihood
heartwood1673512heartwood
aardwolf1542133aardwolf
backwood2046973backwood
basswood1494553basswood
baywood1646443ba_ywood
bearwood1445403bear_wood
cardioid1247453cardioid
cardoon104813813card_oon
cordwoods16104773cordwoods
corkwood1885213corkwood
dagwood1344833da_gwood
deadwood1444843deadwood
earlywood1652293earlywood
fatwood1486393fa_twood
firewood1546303firewood
handbook1844733handbook
handhold1645633handhold
handloom1444613handloom
handwork1946903handwork
hardboard1645583hardboard
hardboots1544353hardboots
hardbound1643413hardbound
hardcore1446053hardcore
hardened1338613hardened
hardhead1645883hardhead
hardihoods1852713hardihoods
hardnose1245723hardnose
hardtop1345053hard_top
hardtops1444843hardtops
hardware1546283hardware
hardwire1544623hardwire
hardwired1742873hardwired
harpoon1238313har_poon
harrowed1556263harrowed
headword1645523headword
heartwoods17103233heartwoods
lacewood1455253lacewood
ladhood1246473la_dhood
lardoon83410373lard_oon
latewood1255683latewood
maidhood1543913maidhood
pearwood1444833pear_wood
porkwood1844463porkwood
redwood1236523_redwood
sapwood1366913sa_pwood
sasswood1294273sasswood
wardroom1445043wardroom
wildwood1643593wildwood
wormwood1743573wormwood
yardwand1642743yardwand
yardwork1944513yardwork

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162576.47022590.7
3Display Results57570.0163562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691576.90625874.7
 
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