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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 “lofty” 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.

81 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
lofty11581330(None) 
lefty115613561lefty
loft76539141loft_
lofts85518361lofts
softy115414481softy
aloft8423432aloft_
blotty11178342blotty
booty106125912booty
borty105522832borty
clotty11208262clotty
coft97939682coft_
dorty96220812dorty
dotty94516102dotty
doty86128222do_ty
fifty145211422fifty
floaty124210942floaty
footy115820532footy
forty114824272forty
gouty95217362gouty
hefty146112132hefty
hooty115022442hooty
jolty155713032jolty
jotty155012602jotty
laity85318902laity
left76340482left_
lefts86517812lefts
lift76942722lift_
lifts85719062lifts
linty87126562linty
loamy105913342loamy
loath84918602loath
lobby125113922lobby
lofted103811892lofted
lofter94614722lofter
loftily1336352loftily
loggy105714192loggy
logy87025782lo_gy
lolly85120662lolly
looby108115622looby
looey84822912looey
loony86918962loony
loopy105316642loopy
loot46955822loot_
loots55431422loots
loppy125911662loppy
lorry86315672lorry
lory75931712lo_ry
lossy85214642lossy
lost47951492lost_
lot38179262lo_t_
lota47233502lo_ta
loth76132132lo_th
loti46431842lo_ti
lots47652092lo_ts
lotte54923852lotte
lotto55217572lotto
loury85716752loury
lousy84617082lousy
lout45952142lout_
louts56330272louts
lowly114113332lowly
lusty85417572lusty
nifty115211632nifty
ofay106416102_ofay
oft67744062_oft_
plotty11208852plotty
potty105621002potty
pouty107018812pouty
rooty86423022rooty
soft76942822soft_
softa86415182softa
softly12457762softly
softs85019232softs
sooty84924842sooty
toffy145310282toffy
toft77441652toft_
tofts84919242tofts
tufty114810412tufty
wifty144212092wifty
zloty17399792zlo_ty
zooty175415352zooty

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800811.40638264.6
3Display Results81810.0165062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691811.515117947.9
 
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