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Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “needless” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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214 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
needless930833(None) 
deedless10318251deedless
heedless12278811heedless
needlers9287421needlers
needles83211561needle_s
seedless9319511seedless
weedless12287961weedless
bedless1039702_bedless
beefless1335492beefless
endless839832_endless
feeless103511102fee_less
feetless1137382feetless
greedless1144892greedless
headless12289862headless
heelless11257652heelless
keelless12236192keelless
leadless9248792leadless
neckless14236432neckless
needers84111902need_ers
neediest92611302neediest
neediness10227732neediness
needle73310612needle__
needled9358512needle_d
needler8388892needle_r
needlessly1442902needlessly
netless739862n_etless
newsless1134532newsless
peerless1037512peerless
weldless12285812weldless
agedness1036683agedness
ageless8310343age_less
aidless83612073_aidless
angerless1045023angerless
aweless1038723awe_less
beadles103414733beadle_s
beakless14297383beakless
beamless12327003beamless
beardless1234913beardless
beatless103311593beatless
beedies10314203beedie_s
beetlers1037403beetlers
beetles9312083beetle_s
beltless10297713beltless
bondless1148813bondless
breadless1235943breadless
budless1038873_budless
chadless1436403chadless
cheekless1873883cheekless
cheerless1495293cheerless
codeless112010113codeless
cordless11299963cordless
crewless1335413crewless
deadness1039233deadness
debtless1135653debtless
deediest102912253deediest
deepness1136443deepness
dewless1137473_dewless
earless74316073_earless
eggless935663_eggless
egoless836983_egoless
eldress835003_eldress
eyedness1245103eyedness
eyeless1058053_eyeless
fadeless12258323fadeless
fearless1137873fearless
feckless17225783feckless
feeblest1336913feeblest
feeders113712863feed_ers
feedlots12144453feedlots
feelers103814743fee_lers
fernless1136063fernless
foodless12338383foodless
fordless12289003fordless
fretless1138063fretless
gearless937373gearless
godless938403_godless
handless123512063handless
heatless113011463heatless
heddles123311623heddle_s
heeders114213743heed_ers
heedlessly1742773heedlessly
heelers103815623hee_lers
heirless1146053heirless
helmless1334273helmless
helpless1335063helpless
herbless1336663herbless
hideless12278713hideless
hoodless12289733hoodless
hueless1058823hue_less
iceless9219963ice_less
idealess935653idealess
ireless72312243ire_less
keenness1234883keenness
keyless1436163_keyless
kindless13289243kindless
kneelers12226213knee_lers
landless94011173landless
leafless11246573leafless
leakless12246983leakless
legless838013_legless
lensless835583lensless
lewdness1254173lewdness
lidless8309273_lidless
lordless9277483lordless
mealless10288363mealless
meatless103410863meatless
meddlers12318203meddlers
meddles113213253meddle_s
medleys13115333_medleys
meekness1434303meekness
meetness1036653meetness
mindless11319443mindless
nakedness1445043nakedness
nameless10248373nameless
napless93110283n_apless
nathless11127023nathless
nearness838313nearness
neatness839153neatness
neddies92710703neddie_s
needed84114443need_e_d
needer73614953need_e_r
needfulness1593993needfulness
needfuls1242403needfuls
needier84010623needie_r
needlefish1751183needlefish
needling10248753needling
needlings11294693needlings
needs65719633need___s
nerdiest92511163nerdiest
nerdiness10208333nerdiness
nerveless1243933nerveless
nestlers8359233nestlers
nestles73015463nestle_s
nettlers8307513nettlers
nettles73214083nettle_s
newness1035703n_ewness
noddles92911293noddle_s
noodles83513193noodle_s
normless10235923normless
noseless839513noseless
notedness1047323notedness
noteless839403noteless
nounless837253nounless
nudeness936733nudeness
peakless14236683peakless
peddlers12298533peddlers
peddles112913703peddle_s
pedlers103013273_pedlers
peelers93615593pee_lers
peeress939503pee_ress
pegless1038053_pegless
peltless10267373peltless
poetless1038723poetless
prebless1236823prebless
reckless14257973reckless
reddles93315773reddle_s
redlegs936823_redlegs
redness82012443_redness
redress82511873_redress
reediest92815423reediest
reediness10239613reediness
reelers73520273ree_lers
reinless8139433reinless
remediless1342293remediless
restless82713163restless
rindless92510193rindless
roadless937703roadless
rodless8310073_rodless
sandless93212343sandless
seamless10238723seamless
seatless83213003seatless
seedbeds12233703seedbeds
seeders83017113seed_ers
seediest92714053seediest
seediness10219173seediness
seeress7311573see_ress
selfless1135013selfless
sewerless1244303sewerless
sexless1467243_sexless
sheetless1235823sheetless
sleepless1144553sleepless
stemless1036653stemless
tearless848713tearless
teethless1243703teethless
tentless8229843tentless
termless1036233termless
textless15245793textless
thewless1433923thewless
tideless9269083tideless
tieless72512563tie_less
toadless936313toadless
toeless72612393toe_less
treadless1036003treadless
treeless839283treeless
tweedles1234113tweedle_s
useless7188423use_less
veinless11136263veinless
ventless11249053ventless
verbless1336033verbless
vestless11258843vestless
vexedness2043863vexedness
viewless1434033viewless
wardless12249303wardless
webless1237003_webless
weeders113412933weed_ers
weediest122311133weediest
weediness13247043weediness
wheedlers1643193wheedlers
wheedles1534643wheedle_s
wheelless1543763wheelless
windless123310863windless
woodless12278453woodless
wordless12258843wordless
zestless17247433zestless

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit1461622146.89021213.6
3Display Results2142140.0932301.1
 (SQL Overall)1786912147.43624030.5
 
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