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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 “shew” 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.

208 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
shew10803076(None) 
chew126622131chew
hew97642721_hew
phew128417111phew
sew66247261s_ew
shaw108132551shaw
she66837691she_
shea76031571shea
shed86536151shed
shes75734351shes
shewn115715701shewn
shews115924711shews
show106229191show
shrew119720171shrew
skew116218761skew
slew76228231slew
smew95017731smew
spew95421871spew
stew77525461stew
thew108226231thew
whew137618781whew
ahed89536252ahed
ahem97225362ahem
anew76623132anew
ashed97829772ashed
ashen87818672ashen
ashes86230612ashes
askew12529412askew
blew94722432blew
brew95023562brew
cashew144311452cashew
chaw126224632chaw
chef125125622chef
chews135418512chews
chewy165011902chewy
chez184519022chez
chow125820992chow
clew95520572clew
crew96122682crew
dew77139922_dew
dhow116614002dhow
drew86221672drew
eschew1436332eschew
few95436962_few
flew105824252flew
ghee85726112ghee
grew85620262grew
haw97153272_haw
he58151952_he_
heh96039622_heh
hem86148732_hem
hen67555272_hen
hep86644142_hep
her66547812_her
hes66654202_hes
het67674312_het
hewn106719852_hewn
hews105631572_hews
hex137436172_hex
hey96741062_hey
how97252432_how
jew135129082_jew
khet116328622khet
knew115912122knew
mew86137732_mew
new66237092_new
ohed87825182ohed
pew86442302_pew
plew97222812plew
pshaw13447512pshaw
rhea75017432rhea
sae38365182sae_
saw68255352s_aw
scow96021422scow
screw109318542screw
sea36161292s_ea
sec55945322s_ec
see35772262s_ee
seed55549482seed
seek85935482seek
seel45042982seel
seem65438562seem
seen46943122seen
seep66540342seep
seer45547042seer
sees45361052sees
seg45544882s_eg
sei36048932s_ei
sel38253322s_el
sen36058522s_en
ser36752402s_er
set36681252s_et
sewn76124332s_ewn
sews75836022s_ews
sex107043222s_ex
sh56828522sh__
sha69837782sh_a
shad86230912shad
shag86430562shag
shah105627782shah
sham96436362sham
shat76456602shat
shawl116217572shawl
shawm135316152shawm
shawn116417612shawn
shaws116226262shaws
shay107133342shay
sheaf115424122sheaf
sheal84927702sheal
shear85424832shear
sheas86331792sheas
sheds96122702sheds
sheen85023312sheen
sheep105321522sheep
sheer84726892sheer
sheet84836962sheet
sheik122514662sheik
shelf115221112shelf
shell84424122shell
shend94719972shend
shent85933502shent
sheol84318372sheol
sherd96321152sherd
shewed134716182shewed
shewer124515112shewer
shh97121072sh_h
shied96125492shied
shiel811023772shiel
shier85428942shier
shies86136552shies
shim95827862shim
shin75634312shin
ship95228242ship
shit76745942shit
shiv105721172shiv
shlep104914832shlep
shmo95318102shmo
shod86225062shod
shoe75933442shoe
shoed95723012shoed
shoer84722162shoer
shoes85429662shoes
shog86025142shog
shoo75929892shoo
shop95629842shop
shot76150262shot
shown115216482shown
shows115324582shows
showy145714012showy
shred98125612shred
shrewd136810782shrewd
shrews129313922shrews
shri76021702shri
shul75823152shul
shun75122772shun
shut76137592shut
shwa106014962shwa
shy96728192sh_y
shyer114714782shyer
sinew84718922sinew
skee85431472skee
skeg95316162skeg
skep105219352skep
skews125413802skews
slaw77930712slaw
sled55334372sled
slews86220352slews
slow77729492slow
smews104612292smews
snaw78923072snaw
sned56026052sned
snow76324792snow
sow66554762s_ow
spec85821972spec
sped76031492sped
spews105015922spews
staw78627692staw
stem610628252stem
step67126292step
stet45947322stet
stews85519142stews
stewy116112062stewy
stey76224412stey
stow77325742stow
strew89220662strew
sue35651462sue_
sued56537932sued
suer45334032suer
sues46247652sues
suet46754822suet
tew66640152_tew
thaw107521312thaw
the67436052the_
thee78039062thee
them97427042them
then78429692then
thews117416192thews
thewy146311852thewy
they107223752they
threw1117315712threw
usher84517762usher
view105917672view
whee105429592whee
when105723042when
whet105133782whet
whews145114492whews
whey135018712whey
yew96436292_yew

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit298722080.97030795.9
3Display Results2082080.0464521.7
 (SQL Overall)1786912081.296137878.9
 
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