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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 “lacewood” 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.

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
lacewood145525(None) 
lacewoods1554891lacewoods
lancewood1552791lancewood
latewood1255681latewood
backwood2046972backwood
blackwood2144122blackwood
lacework1746852lacework
lancewoods1652582lancewoods
latewoods1355202latewoods
backwoods2146393backwoods
basswood1494553basswood
baywood1646443ba_ywood
blackwoods2243893blackwoods
bluewood1444003bluewood
dagwood1344833da_gwood
dyewood1554143_dyewood
eaglewood1452733eaglewood
fatwood1486393fa_twood
firewood1546303firewood
hardwood16155743hardwood
laced87132643lace___d
lacertid1146383lacertid
lacewing1435843lacewing
laceworks1846583laceworks
ladhood1246473la_dhood
ladyhood1643193ladyhood
logwood1255573l_ogwood
matchwood2093433matchwood
pinewood1445403pinewood
racemoid1344813racemoid
rosewood1245643rosewood
sapwood1366913sa_pwood
sasswood1294273sasswood

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 Limit146162336.62322068.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.06225303.2
 
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