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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 “wildest” 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.

35 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
wildest11331127(None) 
mildest102812061mildest
widest104517001wi_dest
wiliest103416591wiliest
auldest839892auldest
baldest102313532baldest
boldest102613062boldest
coldest102514762coldest
eldest72912682_eldest
goldest92411172goldest
idlest74014862_idlest
illest63615722_illest
kindest12311502kindest
oiliest72817682oiliest
oldest72114092_oldest
tildes74513962tildes_
vilest9416842vil_est
weirdest1244432weirdest
wides94832822wi_des_
wieldiest1334802wieldiest
wildcat1346292wildcat
wilded113714502wilde_d
wilder103616472wilde_r
wilders113513502wilders
wildish1446852wildish
wildness1236202wildness
wilds94818202wild_s_
wiles85437872wil_es_
willet95124832wille_t
willets104414322willets
windiest122213232windiest
winiest103419692winiest
wiriest103816852wiriest
wisest95016442wi_sest
wouldest1235482wouldest

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 Filter1786911076710.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit107671353.34332207.9
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691353.48351303.8
 
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