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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 “lowliest” 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.

37 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
lowliest1122947(None) 
jowliest18247621jowliest
blowiest1337922blow_iest
blowsiest1435322blowsiest
blowziest2343672blowziest
coaliest10316222coaliest
cowiest123614672cow_iest
dowdiest13328952dowdiest
downiest122710602downiest
godliest1039452godliest
growliest1335582growliest
holiest104319622ho_liest
jolliest152910362jolliest
loamiest102310212loamiest
loftiest1139082loftiest
loggiest103011012loggiest
logiest82515542lo_giest
lollies73116922lollies_
loneliest949442loneliest
looniest83313252looniest
loopiest103011322loopiest
loppiest122410112loppiest
lordliest1036102lordliest
loudliest1035772loudliest
lousiest82311612lousiest
loveliest1246972loveliest
lowest93915592low__est
lowlier10338902lowlie_r
lowlifes1434332lowlifes_
lowlight1554942lowlight
lowliness1236402lowliness
lowlives1434572lowlives_
motliest10310772motliest
oiliest72817682_oiliest
roiliest8312282roiliest
rowdiest12259212rowdiest
wooliest113011642wooliest

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059373.81031774.0
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691374.21942353.9
 
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