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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 “scribbly” 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.

59 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
scribbly1714362(None) 
scrabbly17164621scrabbly
scribble14175431scribble
dribbly15274952_dribbly
scrabble14196992scrabble
scribal1137962scribal_
scribbled16174032scribbled
scribbler15164222scribbler
scribbles15184952scribbles
scrubbily1842312scrubbily
scrubby1642802scrubb_y
acridly13396533acri_dly
ascribable1643483ascribable
chimbly1974593_chimbly
crabbily1744343_crabbily
crabby15346753_crabb_y
cribbed14407663_cribbed
cribber13367663_cribber
cribbled15305803_cribbled
crinkly16387523_crinkly
crisply14426523_crisply
crumbly16347523_crumbly
dribble12368603_dribble
fribble14287783_fribble
gribble12297273_gribble
ribby12419683__ribb_y
rubbly133710613__rubbly
satiably1337823satiably
scabbily1763943scabbily
scabble13168653sc_abble
scabby1535503sc_abb_y
scalably15166703scalably
scarily12311703scari__ly
scrabbled16154973scrabbled
scrabbler15195203scrabbler
scrabbles15206283scrabbles
scraggly15294143scraggly
scramble14177253scramble
scrawly15197193scr_awly
scribblers16183103scribblers
scribbling1742553scribbling
scribe104613533scri_b_e
scribed124510643scri_bed
scriber113910973scri_ber
scribers12307963scribers
scribes113713203scri_bes
scribing13238183scribing
scrimpily1842553scrimpily
scrimpy16486133scri_mpy
scrubbed1533853scrubbed
scrubber1434123scrubber
serially11912843serially
shrilly13318563shri_lly
shrubby1742363shrubb_y
sociably1546793sociably
sortably1338803sortably
strictly1345813strictly
stubbly1444473s_tubbly
variably1637433variably

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162597.23320207.7
3Display Results59590.0163687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691597.67223291.3
 
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