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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 “scab” 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.

169 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
scab8592671(None) 
cab78355401_cab
sab56563201s_ab
scabs94818641scabs
scad75725771scad
scag76626891scag
scam85932351scam
scan65530451scan
scar66434201scar
scat65848371scat
slab67133761slab
stab67329931stab
swab96825311swab
ab410674762__ab
blab86629132blab
cabs86739422_cabs
cad67456372_cad
cam78058982_cam
can57760142_can
cap76758982_cap
car59165562_car
carb85143162_carb
cat58282342_cat
caw86647932_caw
cay87155982_cay
cob710258752_cob
crab85727672crab
cub76940942_cub
dab67455562_dab
drab76226452drab
escar74011992escar
fab87453132_fab
flab96628352flab
gab67155992_gab
grab75427612grab
jab128444112_jab
kab97145862_kab
lab58864782_lab
nab56954922_nab
oca56731732oca_
ocas66729632ocas
sabe66140572s_abe
sabs66643742s_abs
sac57452862s_ac
sack105337312sack
sacs65739072sacs
sad47459212s_ad
sae38365182s_ae
sag46163402s_ag
sal36462882s_al
sap56463232s_ap
sat36288482s_at
sau36356572s_au
saw68255352s_aw
sax107447642s_ax
say67264762s_ay
scabby1535502scabby
scads85419962scads
scags85520972scags
scald84818122scald
scale74629142scale
scall74420372scall
scalp95217982scalp
scaly104718722scaly
scamp115717312scamp
scams94423972scams
scans74625102scans
scant79735072scant
scape96921842scape
scarab10310062scarab
scare75334462scare
scarf105427142scarf
scarp95724102scarp
scars75433532scars
scart76139772scart
scary105222592scary
scats75930602scats
scatt76030092scatt
scaup95515992scaup
scaur75814912scaur
schav1338312schav
scop85925522scop
scot66242612scot
scow96021422scow
scrag85916172scrag
scram910621622scram
scrap97120402scrap
scrub94914202scrub
scry96017762scry
scuba94211592scuba
scud76221282scud
scum85924522scum
scup84822382scup
scut65835542scut
sea36161292sea_
seal45654372seal
seam66645972seam
sear47353842sear
seas45755272seas
seat47575562seat
sha69837782sha_
shad86230912shad
shag86430562shag
shah105627782shah
sham96436362sham
shat76456602shat
shaw108132552shaw
shay107133342shay
sial45938842sial
sib56850322s_ib
sibb85921432sibb
ska76925862ska_
skag96321512skag
skas85325712skas
skat87037902skat
slabs75322642slabs
slag55934352slag
slam67737972slam
slap66434042slap
slat46959022slat
slaw77930712slaw
slay76436382slay
slob66029422slob
slub65428032slub
snag55827872snag
snap65727032snap
snaw78923072snaw
snib66522982snib
snob65825592snob
snub65320762snub
soak87227662soak
soap65831132soap
soar46838672soar
sob57857942s_ob
soba64927922soba
soca66330052soca_
socas74026182socas
sorb68333042sorb
spa55730812spa_
spae65034322spae
spam85930042spam
span65234662span
spar65433302spar
spas67036722spas
spat66548522spat
spay96631662spay
spaz155626162spaz
squab163810732squab
stabs76221382stabs
stag57332002stag
star48037762star
stat47352692stat
staw78627692staw
stay78333722stay
stob66724612stob
stub66221842stub
sub55445552s_ub
suba64926602suba
swabs105817272swabs
swag87526732swag
swam96329982swam
swan76631312swan
swap95925432swap
swat77244442swat
sway107128232sway
swob95218632swob
tab57460322_tab
vocab12409972vocab
wab87051832_wab

Search took 3 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 Filter178691298720.733243780.4
2DLD Change Limit298721692.14013958.9
3Display Results1691690.0463673.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911692.91961216.5
 
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