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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forshadblows” 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.

18 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
shadblows184247(None) 
shadblow1742311shadblow_
shadows1437192shad__ows
shallows14388862sha_llows
hallows134417393_ha_llows
handblown1852063_handblown
sallows103915553s_a_llows
shadeless1335733shadeless
shadflies1643833shadflies
shadoofs1554233shad_oofs
shadow1337253shad__ow_
shadowy1744723shad__owy
shallops13288323sha_llops
shallots11319503sha_llots
shallow13388873sha_llow_
shaloms1288983sha__loms
shambles15159043shambl_es
swallows14295893swa_llows

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641186.82621775.7
3Display Results18180.0161125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691187.26524596.1