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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 “willpowers” 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.

27 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
willpowers184289(None) 
willowers15166691will_owers
willpower1773181willpower_
wallowers15127652wall_owers
willower14127452will_ower_
airpowers1443473ai_rpowers
bellowers14177623bell_owers
firepowers18122983firepowers
followers15146183foll_owers
hallowers15137723hall_owers
impowers15296823_i_mpowers
swallowers1653813swall_owers
wallflowers2052403wallflowers
wallopers14136273wall_opers
wallower14158933wall_ower_
wallpapers1742653wallpapers
warpowers1744553w_arpowers
welldoers1343193welldo_ers
widowers1535113wi__dowers
wildflowers21112663wildflowers
wildfowlers21131563wildfowlers
willers103517913will___ers
willowed15156763will_owe_d
willowier1563783will_owier_
willows13299753will_ow__s
windrowers1743843windrowers
winnowers1543953wi_nnowers

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603276.03023317.2
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691276.43627764.3
 
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