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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 “lest” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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340 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
lest4695632(None) 
best66355321best
blest76431721blest
fest74949441fest
gest56149131gest
hest75950771hest
jest116738501jest
last46260321last
least56134881least
leet45957901leet
left76340481left
lent46360531lent
lept66440881lept
les35663071les_
less45635101less
let36481471le_t
lets47147941lets
list47055341list
lost47951491lost
lust47442601lust
nest45548731nest
pest65555291pest
rest46459841rest
test48651621test
vest75743601vest
west75748081west
zest136035701zest
ablest84721832ablest
alert54740652alert
ales47067102ales_
alist56136782alist
bast66362412bast
beast76338642beast
beat66168302beat
beet66457542beet
belt65754032belt
bent67759912bent
bes56557432bes_
beset76739132beset
besot76429712besot
bests75932612bests
bet58376672be_t
bets67051442bets
blast76532572blast
bleat75737002bleat
blent76230952blent
bless75917812bless
blet66247672ble_t
blets75324942blets
bluest84016482bluest
bust65947782bust
cast67159902cast
celt65646712celt
cent67451012cent
cess65326052cess
cesta75419482cesta
cesti75217422cesti
chest104926142chest
cist67244962cist
clast76030582clast
cleat76335062cleat
cleft106222852cleft
clept95725772clept
cost68057942cost
crest74632692crest
cyst96322812cyst
debt77139022debt
deet57356582deet
deft85540222deft
deist64633592deist
delt57855272delt
dent57158412dent
desk95618902desk
doest65829522doest
dost57248352dost
drest65530342drest
dust57142532dust
east46659102east
eat36989052_eat
eft66038822_eft
egest65222342egest
eldest72912682eldest
elect74327032elect
els37645722els_
else45923082else
erst47436432erst
es29048222_es_
ess36030882_ess
et26964192_e_t
fast77052312fast
feast85932722feast
feat76458222feat
feet75352212feet
feist86230072feist
felt75146932felt
fes66551672fes_
fess76529162fess
fests85828042fests
fet66471632fe_t
fets75345942fets
fist76248422fist
fleet85932332fleet
flesh115013742flesh
fliest94718432fliest
gast56052562gast
geest64829612geest
gelt56448012gelt
gent56954392gent
geste65920692geste
gests66028812gests
get47467462ge_t
gets55442482gets
gist56046762gist
gleet65532342gleet
glost65422932glost
guest65225922guest
gust55240702gust
halest94823272halest
hast76259482hast
heat77061422heat
heft106736292heft
heist87030912heist
hent76656382hent
hes66654202hes_
hests85829932hests
het67674312he_t
hets75547202hets
hist76551542hist
host77852832host
idlest74014862idlest
illest63615722illest
jess116022032jess
jests125922452jests
jet106754822je_t
jets115834102jets
just115433342just
keet85347332keet
kelt85343192kelt
kent86846962kent
kept106232942kept
kist86540792kist
lamest84722762lamest
las37281472las_
lase46148512lase
lash76539652lash
lass47444542lass
lasts57731262lasts
lat37593402l_at
latest63822702latest
lats45962702lats
laxest134913362laxest
lea37660182le_a
lead56038852lead
leaf76441032leaf
leak86233712leak
leal46043272leal
lean46345242lean
leant56737782leant
leap66032682leap
leapt75027472leapt
lear47045952lear
leas45954182leas
lease55230262lease
leash85519212leash
leasts64616412leasts
lech96825442lech
led46254552le_d
lee36068142le_e
leek85331732leek
leer46239352leer
lees45455882lees
leets54927122leets
lefts86517812lefts
lefty115613562lefty
leg46446112le_g
legist71315252legist
legit61323502legit
legs56133692legs
lehr75514942lehr
lei36846382le_i
leis45739602leis
lek75640302le_k
leke85527402leke
leks85427602leks
leku86519912leku
lend56233672lend
leno47331392leno
lens46146492lens
lense54523432lense
lento57223392lento
lepta75714392lepta
lesbo739252lesbo
leses54930812leses
leu36047402le_u
leud57223422leud
lev66139422le_v
leva77020712leva
levo76820062levo
levy106418502levy
lewd85716592lewd
lex107943822le_x
ley66246812le_y
leys76430182leys
lez125541312le_z
lies46454192lies_
lift76942722lift
likest104914382likest
lilt46349942lilt
lint416266232lint
lis37162272lis_
lisp68926882lisp
lists56628692lists
lit39377312l_it
lits46252492lits
livest95315732livest
loess55714702loess
loft76539142loft
loot46955822loot
lose45144582lose
loss45337962loss
lot38179262l_ot
lots47652092lots
lout45952142lout
lowest93915592lowest
lues45943552lues_
lunt46148842lunt
lush75327692lush
lusts55022802lusts
lusty85417572lusty
lyes75530832lyes_
lyse76320592lyse
mast65959962mast
meat66359602meat
meet65350552meet
melt65752892melt
mesa67025482mesa
mesh96823002mesh
mess65932432mess
met56072432me_t
mist66154532mist
molest85022742molest
most66554202most
must65145442must
neat46356782neat
neist54628442neist
ness45526562ness
nests55728002nests
net36670292ne_t
nets45941532nets
nett46643232nett
newt76933742newt
next116631082next
oast47156322oast
oes35866192oes_
oldest72114092oldest
oles46453472oles_
oust46747442oust
palest83926222palest
past65959012past
peat65967932peat
pelt67651082pelt
pent66559072pent
pert66759322pert
pes57259782pes_
peso66925822peso
pesto75723722pesto
pests75933272pests
pesty106421712pesty
pet56477302pe_t
pets66248332pets
pleat74734472pleat
post67953362post
prest75736352prest
psst66118402psst
pst57932512_pst
quest144121322quest
reest54938092reest
reft75141272reft
rent46661242rent
res35565042res_
resat55139682resat
reset55051862reset
resh76523452resh
resit54241042resit
rests54935872rests
ret35982832re_t
rets45352562rets
rust45544912rust
seat47575562seat
sect67443622sect
sent46963012sent
sept65844362sept
set36681252se_t
sets45549502sets
sett45949052sett
sext117338092sext
sleet55639132sleet
slept75728102slept
sliest66621952sliest
slyest93811362slyest
teat45963632teat
tent46159862tent
testa54822042testa
tests56530192tests
testy85419062testy
tet39274992te_t
tets45847462tets
text116033932text
tost48351922tost
vast75045122vast
vent76049052vent
verst84429372verst
vert77249372vert
vesta86618302vesta
vests85325982vests
vet65958522ve_t
vets76835092vets
vext146927762vext
vilest9416842vilest
wast75655852wast
weest85026772weest
weet75254152weet
weft105435012weft
welt75547862welt
went76051872went
wept95635052wept
wert79749822wert
wests85727002wests
wet65966622we_t
wets75940292wets
wist78049292wist
wost76544362wost
wrest84925432wrest
xyst144714072xyst
yeast85327942yeast
yes66250612yes_
yet66960692ye_t
yett76434492yett
zests145419742zests
zesty176512162zesty

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 Filter178691298720.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit298723401.84616182.0
3Display Results3403400.1562179.5
 (SQL Overall)1786913402.14283422.5
 
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