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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 “starves” 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.

76 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
starves10461455(None) 
scarves124511621scarves
stares66038751star_es
starve94613741starve_
starved114911571starved
starver104611991starver
starvers11459641starvers
staves94525191sta_ves
carves115128452_carves
dwarves1434462dwarves
salves94221762s_alves
sarees65329942s_arees
sarges75128592s_arges
saves85838632s_a_ves
scares85033002scar_es
serves94423652s_erves
shares95236412shar_es
shaves125224932sha_ves
slaves95023022sla_ves
snares65329032snar_es
soaves94218672soa_ves
spares84834552spar_es
sparges104016342sparges
stables93219072stables
stactes91914632stactes
stades74626242sta_des
stages75629492sta_ges
stakes103927292sta_kes
stales65538292sta_les
stances93715962stances
stanes64933402sta_nes
stapes85028732sta_pes
staples93617212staples
starches131912912starches
stare54440262star_e_
stared75429872star_ed
starer64027362star_er
starers74522312starers
starets73515922starets
starker114114692starker
starkers123712392starkers
starkest1239722starkest
starless81610842starless
starlet71620122starlet
starlets81610082starlets
starred85013452starred
stars55836572star__s
started84217322started
starter73817882starter
starters83714772starters
startles82111962startles
starts65423122star_ts
stases64225562sta_ses
stashes103916172stashes
states64337082sta_tes
statives112710792statives
statues74614902statues
stave85324992sta_ve_
staved103918052sta_ved
steeves103410902steeves
steres63929532ster_es
stirpes95011292stirpes
stores65533662stor_es
stories7324272stories
stoves93818922st_oves
strafes104516002strafes
strakes114218072strakes
strives104119372strives
swerves1377532swerves
tares57456562_tar_es
targes74524592_targes
tarres64723042_tarres
traves94222742_traves
turves94212692_turves
varves124414782_varves
wharves16457132wharves

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 Filter1786911076710.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit107671763.39031761.4
3Display Results76760.0332303.0
 (SQL Overall)178691763.85946305.0
 
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