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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 “waxwork” 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.

69 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
waxwork2410488(None) 
warwork1757581warwork
waxworks25114721waxworks
waxworm2264571waxworm
daywork1845652daywork
warworks1877062warworks
warworn1357352warworn
waxworker2642132waxworker
waxworms2393672waxworms
wayworn1675292wayworn
webwork1944842webwork
artwork1447093artwork
awlwort1356353awlwort
bagworm1566353bagworm
beadwork1846033beadwork
bywork1834863_bywork
capework1945803capework
casework1746773casework
cutwork16176823cutwork
dayworks1945563dayworks
earworm1238743earworm
fanwort13310733fanwort
farmwork2044193farmwork
flatwork1845393flatwork
gasworks1645943gasworks
hackwork1945113hackwork
hairwork1845073hairwork
handwork1946903handwork
hayfork2043763hayfork
headwork1945793headwork
lacework1746853lacework
lathwork1845633lathwork
leadwork1645073leadwork
legwork1545663legwork
madwort13611363madwort
network1446803network
nonwork1448423nonwork
outwork141710353outwork
pinwork16107243pinwork
prework164210913prework
rackwork1645583rackwork
ragwort11510743ragwort
rework136619793_rework
roadwork1645473roadwork
saltwork1545543saltwork
saxhorn1744223saxhorn
seatwork1546783seatwork
taskwork1444033taskwork
teamwork1744563teamwork
tinwork1476993tinwork
topwork1646343topwork
wark115737773wa___rk
warlock1636293warlock
warlord1136293warlord
waterwork1946673waterwork
waxer154317493wax_er_
waxers164014313wax_ers
waxier16439903waxier_
waxweed2132923waxweed
waxwing2154723waxwing
waxworkers2752003waxworkers
wayward1736053wayward
webworks2044663webworks
webworm1744313webworm
wirework1846573wirework
woodwork1955933woodwork
woolwork1854693woolwork
work115528843___work
yardwork1944513yardwork

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit134027696.01322289.5
3Display Results69690.0332090.9
 (SQL Overall)178691696.46927622.7
 
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