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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 “slyly” 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.

38 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
slyly1148953(None) 
shyly144811571shyly
slily85820031slily
ally76935642al_ly
coyly135614892coyly
doyly124514012doyly
dryly12538452dryly
feyly14429512feyly
flyby1676002flyby
gayly124513092gayly
illy76925332il_ly
lily76730192_lily
sadly94519122sadly
sally85129712sally
scaly104718722scaly
seely84522632seely
shaly114322862shaly
shily115222012shily
silly84527622silly
skyey15537222skyey
slaty86523152slaty
slay76436382sl_ay
slimly11408902slimly
slimy105417422slimy
slowly1237152slowly
sly66228562s__ly
slyer85515122slyer
slype105112362slype
solely93714212solely
sonly85718052sonly
spryly1435512spryly
style85519362style
styli83911172styli
stymy13358292stymy
sully84622902sully
surly85124432surly
syli74318982s_yli
wryly14356702wryly

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800381.42337807.4
3Display Results38380.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691381.736102932.6
 
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