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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 “shaggy” 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
shaggy1447804(None) 
saggy105917461s_aggy
slaggy11438791slaggy
snaggy11488051snaggy
staggy115510391staggy
baggy125615682_baggy
braggy13337172braggy
craggy13396602craggy
draggy12346822draggy
faggy136514372_faggy
flaggy14415922flaggy
jaggy175913142_jaggy
naggy106612822_naggy
quaggy2084682quaggy
raggy106116572_raggy
sagy85327082s_a_gy
scraggy14304582scraggy
shabby1635802shabby
shady125416512sha_dy
shag86430562sha_g_
shagged134210132shagged
shaggily1643772shaggily
shags95123862sha_gs
shaky154616842sha_ky
shaley123714992shaley
shaly114322862sha_ly
shammy16388502shammy
shamoy14379912shamoy
shandy134710032shandy
shanny124110092shanny
shanty124715122shanty
sharny124711832sharny
sharpy145211032sharpy
shaugh13287432shaugh
shay107133342sha__y
slangy105411392slangy
smoggy1354282smoggy
soggy105413902s_oggy
stagey105915582stagey
stagy96618892sta_gy

Search took 4 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 Limit82551402.62631436.0
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691402.99959583.5
 
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