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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 “piddlers” 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.

53 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
piddlers1235959(None) 
diddlers11359151diddlers
fiddlers13328281fiddlers
middlers123410191middlers
paddlers12329151paddlers
peddlers12298531peddlers
piddler112911521piddler_
piddles114314271piddle_s
puddlers12298681puddlers
riddlers10269101riddlers
tiddlers10288651tiddlers
bidders114012312bidd_ers
coddlers12359172coddlers
cuddlers12388382cuddlers
diddler103511512diddler_
diddles103915072diddle_s
diddleys14334632diddleys
fiddler12309952fiddler_
fiddles123212602fiddle_s
girdlers10195402girdlers
huddlers13337632huddlers
idlers74012812_i_dlers
kidders13399172kidd_ers
kindlers13318482kindlers
meddlers12318202meddlers
middler112712272middler_
middles113415302middle_s
muddlers12428812muddlers
padders113312872padd_ers
paddler113711552paddler_
paddles113515642paddle_s
pedalers11239392pedalers
peddler113210492peddler_
peddlery15224002peddlery
peddles112913702peddle_s
pedlers103013272p_edlers
piddle103514912piddle__
piddled123311252piddle_d
pinders103720472pind_ers
puddler112910752puddler_
puddles113613822puddle_s
ridders93612492ridd_ers
riddler93411262riddler_
riddles93215022riddle_s
saddlers10289752saddlers
sidlers83414232si_dlers
spindlers12286452spindlers
tiddler93110002tiddler_
toddlers10346962toddlers
twiddlers14313692twiddlers
waddlers13298332waddlers
widders123512272widd_ers
widdles123514342widdle_s

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 Filter1786911210590.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059536.95317411.0
3Display Results53530.0331606.1
 (SQL Overall)178691537.26624592.8
 
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