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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 “waylayer” 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.

45 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
waylayer174315(None) 
waylayers1842941waylayers
allayer10148212_allayer
naysayer1442582naysayer
wayfarer1742922wayfarer
waylay1535452waylay__
waylays1634672waylay_s
allayed11138063_allayed
allayers11156633_allayers
arrayer10136703_arrayer
assayer1035573_assayer
belayer12339503_belayer
bilayer12347803_bilayer
caloyer1238143ca_loyer
delayer113010533_delayer
flayer124713563__flayer
haylage1436443haylage_
haylages1536013haylages
haymaker20104773haymaker
inlayer1036933_inlayer
kayaker1354503kay_aker
layer84626473___layer
manslayer1442953manslayer
mislayer1337503mislayer
naysayers1542353naysayers
palaver1238753pa_laver
parlayed1435823parlayed
parleyer1335633parleyer
player115215213__player
slayer93916333__slayer
taxpayer2041813taxpayer
wailer93720333wail__er
waler84229293wa_l__er
walker133914003wa_l_ker
walleye1336243walleye_
walleyed1534153walleyed
walleyes1435603walleyes
walloper13147113walloper
wallower14158943wallower
wallpaper1642803wallpaper
waltzer1934383wa_ltzer
warmaker1735973warmaker
wayfarers1842623wayfarers
waylaid1445093wayla_id
waylaying1953103waylaying

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162456.89021213.6
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.32624391.3
 
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