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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 “meshy” 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.

62 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
meshy13561278(None) 
mashy136016501mashy
mesh96823001mesh_
messy104913831messy
mushy135316631mushy
ashy107717352_ashy
bushy135416682bushy
cushy134412322cushy
dashy125612382dashy
dishy125712352dishy
espy969372_espy
fishy146011662fishy
fleshy15406282fleshy
gushy125213122gushy
marshy14558332marshy
mash96039402mash_
massy104518962massy
mealy104422182mealy
meany104620482meany
measly113610442measly
meaty107021312meaty
meiny104015412meiny
melty104918362melty
menschy17354012menschy
mensh105413562mensh_
mercy125916182mercy
merry104721482merry
mesa67025482mes_a
mesas76823202mesas
meshed124415932meshed
meshes115019442meshes
mesic93617862mesic
mesne75116292mesne
meson74118312meson
mess65932432mes_s
meth95827842meth_
meths105320232meths
methyl1436402methyl
missy105617562missy
misty106120452misty
mosey105922872mosey
mosh95227602mosh_
mossy105217062mossy
mothy136214552mothy
mush94929122mush_
musky144715292musky
mussy104117642mussy
musty105620952musty
mythy16568672mythy
pesky145911562pesky
pesty106421712pesty
pushy134614352pushy
resay85320542resay
resh76523452resh_
rushy115414812rushy
shy96728192__shy
techy135612012techy
testy85419062testy
tushy114212992tushy
washy145911842washy
yechy16519082yechy
zesty176512162zesty

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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800621.53335094.6
3Display Results62620.0163875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691621.84596851.5
 
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