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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 “prowl” 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.

96 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
prowl10561512(None) 
growl96115821growl
prow97030381prow_
prowls115511081prowls
prows106327011prows
bowl96827702_bowl
brawl106217962brawl
broil74918222broil
brow97228442brow_
brown105619532brown
brows105425982brows
cowl97530812_cowl
crawl104916712crawl
crow96428132crow_
crowd115815622crowd
crown105620082crown
crows105727312crows
drawl95516012drawl
droll65415402droll
drool65416102drool
drown95515822drown
fowl105723632_fowl
frow106425052frow_
frown115415972frown
frows116623102frows
grow86127302grow_
growls104711112growls
growly13499172growly
grown95317352grown
grows95523922grows
howl107625692_howl
jowl146120302_jowl
owl66228972__owl
parol74826272paro_l
pawl95123262p_awl
plow95923232plow_
plows105419902plows
pol56449382p_o_l
poll66332132p_oll
pool65835952p_ool
pow87147282p_ow_
pows95537662p_ows
prawn105312432prawn
prill74117942prill
pro55837262pro__
proa66229962pro_a
proas75028802proas
probe94320812probe
prod76129502pro_d
prods85523552prods
proem94818272proem
prof96134662pro_f
profs105120892profs
prog75729002pro_g
progs86624152progs
prole74527792prole
prom87631702pro_m
promo95620002promo
proms95426412proms
prone75332622prone
prong85218112prong
proof105221532proof
prop85932812pro_p
propel103714062propel
props95726882props
propyl13358182propyl
pros65742782pro_s
prose75835122prose
proso77222412proso
pross76529402pross
prost75434102prost
prosy106319252prosy
protyl11308212protyl
proud84615482proud
prove104823192prove
prowar114110942prowar
prower114218122prower
prowled13309902prowled
prowler123310012prowler
proxy175011012proxy
roil46235292_roil
roll46331652_roll
rotl45029682_rotl
row67453672_row_
rowel84721412_rowel
rows75941752_rows
scowl1012012972scowl
sprawl11188062sprawl
trawl84915872trawl
troll54416532troll
trow78031422trow_
trowel94211462trowel
trows88826182trows
vrow105817472vrow_
vrows116115262vrows
yowl105820952_yowl

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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800961.75030742.9
3Display Results96960.0332909.1
 (SQL Overall)178691961.87695251.1
 
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