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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 “scrawl” 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.

40 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
scrawl1120809(None) 
crawl104916711_crawl
scrawls12177281scrawls
scrawly15197191scrawly
sprawl11188061sprawl
becrawl1444582becrawl
brawl106217962_brawl
craal74117752_craal
craw97725262_craw_
crawls114712082_crawls
crawly144610762_crawly
craws105723122_craws
drawl95516012_drawl
sacral83414412sacra_l
scall74420372sc_all
scowl1012012972sc_owl
scrag85916172scra_g
scrags95713802scrags
scram910621622scra_m
scrams105216622scrams
scrap97120402scra_p
scrape105917572scrape
scraps106017242scraps
scrawled1445922scrawled
scrawler1345892scrawler
scrawny15213942scrawny
screw109318542screw_
screws115513892screws
screwy14659462screwy
scroll8310172scroll
serail64222672serail
seral56336382sera_l
shawl116217572s_hawl
sprawls12176372sprawls
sprawly15166042sprawly
straw813321292straw_
straws98718672straws
strawy1210312822strawy
sural55931262sura_l
trawl84915872_trawl

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551402.22037185.1
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691402.59368912.8
 
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