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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 “woodworms” 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.

47 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
woodworms185462(None) 
woodworks2045581woodworks
woodworm1745281woodworm_
bloodworms1852752bloodworms
bookworms2044082bookworms
hookworms2143782hookworms
rootworms1444022rootworms
woodlores1345162woodlores
woodwork1955932woodwor_k
woolworks1954392woolworks
bloodworm1743093bloodworm_
bloodworts1653013bloodworts
bollworms1643863bollworms
bookworm1944543bookworm_
budworms1644323_budworms
footworks1945453footworks
glowworms1862643glowworms
hookworm2044133hookworm_
hornworms1744423hornworms
iodoforms1552303iodoforms
lobworms1544483_lobworms
moonworts1444743moonworts
moorworts1443893moorworts
roadworks1745313roadworks
rootworm1344813rootworm_
roundworms1652603roundworms
sandworms1545653sandworms
slowworms1763033slowworms
waxworms2393673w_axworms
webworms1843763w_ebworms
whipworms2242733whipworms
wireworms1745033wireworms
woodborer1543263woodborer
woodborers1652493woodborers
woodboxes2243953woodboxes
woodcocks2143273woodcocks
woodlarks17103133woodlarks
woodlore1245103woodlor_e
woodlots1245343woodlo_ts
woodnotes1344163woodnotes
woodtones1345123woodtones
woodwaxes2343103woodwaxes
woodwinds1742793woodwinds
woodworker21153223woodworker
woodworkers22152723woodworkers
woolwork1854693woolwor_k
woundworts1752423woundworts

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641476.18624028.6
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691476.62526972.2
 
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