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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 “loftiest” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

38 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
loftiest113908(None) 
blottiest11286832blottiest
dotiest83717452do_tiest
dottiest92611392dottiest
floatiest1237292floatiest
footiest113514912footiest
goutiest93013882goutiest
heftiest1439182heftiest
hootiest113115642hootiest
joltiest15249402joltiest
leftest10269462left_est
lefties10312072lefties_
leftist10279352lefti_st
lintiest82715912lintiest
loamiest102310212loamiest
loftier1037762loftie_r
loftiness1236572loftiness
loftless1135902loftless
loggiest103011012loggiest
logiest82515542lo_giest
looniest83313252looniest
loopiest103011322loopiest
loppiest122410112loppiest
lousiest82311612lousiest
lowliest11229472lowliest
lustiest82914492lustiest
niftiest112910072niftiest
oftest91212002_oft_est
plottiest11287832plottiest
pottiest102815972pottiest
poutiest103016792poutiest
rootiest83115592rootiest
softest10310602soft_est
softies103414612softies_
sootiest84016752sootiest
tuftiest1138282tuftiest
wiftiest14279172wiftiest
zootiest173311212zootiest

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059383.64033258.0
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691384.04644164.9
 
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