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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 “westward” 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.

46 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
westward154382(None) 
westwards1643391westwards
eastward1244992eastward
leftward1562732leftward
wetware1335792we_tware
bastard103012423bast_ard
becoward1644763becoward
bedward1497473be_dward
bestead10389123bestea_d
bestiary1344813bestiary
beswarm1445783bes_warm
bustard10389723bust_ard
coastward1543553coastward
costard104113353cost_ard
custard10389973cust_ard
dastard9279703dast_ard
eastwards1344253eastwards
estuary1034683_estuary
leeward1135783le_eward
leftwards1652453leftwards
leotard846193leot_ard
misaward1464593misaward
mustard10359533must_ard
outward11811403_outward
petard95013803pe_t_ard
postcard1346523postcard
postwar1236903postwar_
rearward1245783rearward
rereward1246143rereward
restart7320033rest_art
retard75018933re_t_ard
reward106017643re__ward
seaward1148183se_award
selfward1543093selfward
steward1138063__steward
sward94221463__s_ward
vestiary1444313vestiary
wayward1736053w_ayward
wessand1144833wes_sand
wester94222893west_er_
westered122511873westered
western102911103west_ern
westers105221963west_ers
wetland1135353we_tland
wetwares1445953we_twares
windward1665513windward

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.486367677.0
2DLD Change Limit146162467.73318901.1
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691468.23521699.0
 
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