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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 “rootworm” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

43 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
rootworm134481(None) 
rootworms1444021rootworms
bookworm1944542bookworm
footwork1845812footwork
footworn1445162footworn
hookworm2044132hookworm
woodworm1745282woodworm
arrowworm17121853arrowworm
bloodworm1743093bloodworm
bollworm1544813bollworm
bookworms2044083bookworms
cutworm14186353_cutworm
flatworm1645183flatworm
footsore1146063footsore
footworks1945453footworks
frostwork1943493frostwork
glowworm1743023glowworm
hookworms2143783hookworms
hornworm1645253hornworm
jointworm2151803jointworm
lobworm1445253_lobworm
moonwort1367813moonwort
moorwort1346503moorwort
outwore101912693_outwore
outwork141710353_outwork
outworn101610753_outworn
postform1556213postform
ringworm1444673ringworm
roadwork1645473roadwork
rockwork1644993rockwork
rooter64926033root_er_
rooters74522933root_ers
roothold1244763roothold
rootier74915393rootier_
rotiform1344663rotiform
rotor55519733r_ot_or_
rotors64917953r_ot_ors
roundworm1543113roundworm
slowworm1663503slowworm
toothwort1554123toothwort
woodwork1955933woodwork
woodworms1854623woodworms
woolwork1854693woolwork

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162437.26620115.9
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691437.71823152.5
 
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