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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 “headworks” 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.

62 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
headworks204595(None) 
beadworks1945721beadworks
headwords1745341headwords
headwork1945791headwork_
leadworks1745121leadworks
beadwork1846032beadwork_
handworks2046702handworks
headlocks1944462headlocks
headword1645522headwor_d
leadwork1645072leadwork_
leadworts1344732leadworts
roadworks1745312roadworks
seatworks1646302seatworks
teamworks1844592teamworks
dayworks1945563_dayworks
deadlocks1743803deadlocks
deadwoods1544313deadwoods
earworms1346783_earworms
fieldworks2162353fieldworks
flatworks1944703flatworks
gasworks1645943_gasworks
hackworks2045203hackworks
haddocks1984903h_addocks
hairworks1944843hairworks
handiworks2142693handiworks
handwork1946903handwork_
hayforks2143423h_ayforks
headboards1744333headboards
headers113819393head_er_s
headlock1844813headlock_
headnotes1344653headnotes
headrooms1555183headrooms
headstocks2042823headstocks
headways1845003headw_ays
headwinds1743153headwinds
heartworms1842883heartworms
homeworks2145753homeworks
leadwort1247473leadwor_t
leafworms1753613leafworms
legworks1645373le_gworks
madworts1456173_madworts
mealworms1644443mealworms
meshworks2143633meshworks
metalworks1943573metalworks
networks1546143ne_tworks
readorns938283read_orns
reworks145113603re__works
roadwork1645473roadwork_
seatwork1546783seatwork_
semiworks1845023semiworks
shellworks2043143shellworks
spadeworks20133523spadeworks
studworks1743673studworks
teamwork1744563teamwork_
threadworms2051383threadworms
warworks1877063_warworks
waxworks25114723_waxworks
webworks2044663we_bworks
wheatworms2151873wheatworms
wheelworks2352973wheelworks
woodworks2045583woodworks
yardworks2044483yardworks

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641626.42023152.8
3Display Results62620.0163875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691626.85926052.0
 
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