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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 “whitewashed” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
whitewashed245146(None) 
whitewasher2351581whitewasher
whitewashes2351971whitewashes
whitewash2152702whitewash__
whitewashers2461282whitewashers
whitefishes2352643whitefishes
whitewashing2561023whitewashing
prewashed1843924__prewashed
rainwashed1751874rai_nwashed
rewashed1546244___rewashed
stonewashed1861594stonewashed
watershed1644644w_ate_rshed
whiplashes2152064whi_plashes
whished17428024whi____shed
whiteface2062444whitefa_ce_
whitefaces2162514whitefa_ces
whitefish2143074whitefish__
whitehead1943114white___head
whitened1535174white___ned
whitenesses1746654whitenesses
whitewall1852774whitewa__ll
whitewalls1952434whitewa_lls
whitewashings266804whitewashings
whitewood1953224whitew__ood

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819247.84618967.5
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691248.27921583.6
 
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