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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 “news” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

306 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
news7612737(None) 
dews86230601dews
hews105631571hews
jews145822081jews
mews96629331mews
nebs66124981nebs
negs55727361negs
ness45526561ness
nets45941531nets
new66237091new_
newsy11489391newsy
newt76933741newt
newts86015281newts
nows75738231nows
pews95731531pews
sews75836021sews
tews76431641tews
yews105323961yews
anes45255932ane_s
anew76623132anew_
awes76037552awes
beds75937782beds
bees65453382bees
begs75733832begs
bels66142492bels
bens65945702bens
bes56557432be_s
bets67051442bets
beys913829552beys
bows96242862bows
brews105617072brews
caws96036112caws
cees65941592cees
cels65534972cels
ceps86125952ceps
cess65326052cess
chews135418512chews
clews105516332clews
cows97046642cows
crews105917502crews
daws86638242daws
debs76530242debs
dees56356632dees
dels56745472dels
dens55945072dens
devs86424032devs
dew77139922dew_
dewy115419022dewy
deys85027472deys
dows85941052dows
eds46638922_eds
eels46536742eels
efs66829602_efs
els37645722_els
ems56435492_ems
ends56528522ends
engs56121392engs
enows85115492enows
ens37245922_ens
ers36046282_ers
es29048222_e_s
ess36030882_ess
ewe66630982_ewe
ewes76328702_ewes
feds85234312feds
fees76450602fees
fehs106522382fehs
fems96428702fems
fens76139762fens
fes66551672fe_s
fess76529162fess
fets75345942fets
feus75830752feus
few95436962few_
flews115316442flews
geds66730812geds
gees55647882gees
gels56836102gels
gems75329112gems
gens55740072gens
gets55442482gets
gnaws96311142gnaws
haws106439442haws
hehs106723962hehs
hems95534942hems
hens75642572hens
hers75844872hers
hes66654202he_s
hets75547202hets
hew97642722hew_
hewn106719852hewn
hows106345602hows
jaws145027292jaws
jees115938542jees
jess116022032jess
jets115834102jets
jew135129082jew_
jows146632092jows
keas86337092keas
kefs115922742kefs
kegs95824022kegs
kens85435232kens
keps106027302keps
keys116322162keys
knees95114872knees
knew115912122knew_
knows124912412knows
laws76441682laws
leas45954182leas
lees45455882lees
legs56133692legs
leis45739602leis
leks85427602leks
lens46146492lens
les35663072le_s
less45635102less
lets47147942lets
lewd85716592lewd
lewis85315842lewis
leys76430182leys
lows75843012lows
maws96437142maws
meds75735362meds
megs75530632megs
mels65941532mels
mems85931502mems
meows104612682meows
mess65932432mess
mew86137732mew_
mewl95618322mewl
mewls105813232mewls
mows96340832mows
nabs66236192nabs
nags55436022nags
nans46139402nans
naos47429732naos
naps66238582naps
naw66346492naw_
nays75931592nays
ne27045102ne__
neap66927012neap
neaps75618322neaps
near45236502near
nears55529422nears
neat46356782neat
neats55931902neats
neb57238622ne_b
neck105423662neck
necks115119332necks
nee36657782ne_e
need54934152need
needs65719632needs
neem67328082neem
neems77316292neems
neep65728312neep
neeps75617882neeps
neg47237342ne_g
negus64513562negus
neif75429492neif
neifs85613042neifs
neist54628442neist
nema65522522nema
nemas75321572nemas
nene45932062nene
nenes55329672nenes
neon47026422neon
neons55818682neons
nerd56624942nerd
nerds65719252nerds
nerts55924982nerts
nest45548732nest
nests55728002nests
net36670292ne_t
nett46643232nett
netts55320722netts
neuk87416602neuk
neuks96510862neuks
neum66723082neum
neums75414252neums
neve76224832neve
neves87021872neves
nevi75116422nevi
nevus84611392nevus
newel86114132newel
newels93710822newels
newer85717462newer
newest9314212newest
newie81813482newie
newies91014072newies
newish1237902newish
newly114610202newly
newsie9138212newsie
next116631082next
nexus124710662nexus
nibs65028312nibs
nils46132452nils
nims66226882nims
nips65830922nips
nits45741642nits
nobs66436902nobs
nods55838222nods
noels56418702noels
noes45845392noes
nogs56534612nogs
noms65636402noms
nos38859322n_os
nous46136982nous
now65950192now_
nowt78833752nowt
nowts86915862nowts
nubs65927142nubs
nuns45228232nuns
nus37939392n_us
nuts45032672nuts
oes35866192oe_s
ones46146532one_s
owes75137102owes
paws96038182paws
peas65755062peas
pecs84634102pecs
peds75835242peds
pees65257372pees
pegs75531762pegs
pehs95625762pehs
pens65649642pens
peps85134512peps
pes57259782pe_s
pets66248332pets
pew86442302pew_
plews105415352plews
pows95537662pows
raws75238212raws
rebs65733562rebs
recs65734182recs
reds56042862reds
rees45364192rees
refs75732242refs
regs55436572regs
reis45343232reis
rems66237722rems
renews93811752renews
reps65937952reps
res35565042re_s
rets45352562rets
revs75027052revs
rows75941752rows
saws75839482saws
seas45755272seas
secs65033892secs
sees45361052sees
segs54933882segs
seis45542392seis
sels46345982sels
sers45746652sers
sets45549502sets
sew66247262sew_
sewn76124332sewn
shews115924712shews
sinews94210622sinews
skews125413802skews
slews86220352slews
smews104612292smews
snaws86116362snaws
sneds65715352sneds
snows84719892snows
sows75342492sows
spews105015922spews
stews85519142stews
taws75641592taws
teas45851492teas
teds54932572teds
tees45353582tees
tegs56031492tegs
tels46841692tels
tens45647412tens
tets45847462tets
tew66640152tew_
thews117416192thews
tows78545552tows
trews86118892trews
unmews11326522unmews
unsews9379362unsews
vaws105527322vaws
vees75439432vees
vets76835092vets
views11489642views
vows106626942vows
waws106834902waws
webs96622122webs
weds86628932weds
wees76249122wees
wens76337932wens
wets75940292wets
whews145114492whews
wows104633492wows
yaws105531212yaws
yeas78638422yeas
yens75832262yens
yeps95924402yeps
yes66250612ye_s
yew96436292yew_
yows106433122yows
zeds145821802zeds
zees136331892zees
zeks175815062zeks
zeps156019342zeps

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 Filter178691298720.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit298723060.79637527.6
3Display Results3063060.0803825.0
 (SQL Overall)1786913061.142156472.0
 
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