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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 “youthful” 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.

34 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
youthful174297(None) 
mouthful1643571mouthful
loathful1443382loathful
mouthfuls1742892mouthfuls
outhaul1039062_outhaul
poutful1236742pout_ful
ruthful1344502_ruthful
truthful1443362truthful
worthful1743462worthful
youthfully2252552youthfully
blushful1643183blushful
boatful1236283boat_ful
bountiful1452223bountiful
deathful1544013deathful
doubtful1442943doubtful
dutiful1144763_dutiful
faithful1743383faithful
houseful1445473houseful
hushful1644333_hushful
mirthful1642853mirthful
mournful1342503mournful
mouthfeel1752163mouthfeel
outhauls1137223_outhauls
outhowl1337203_outhowl
potful1138083po_t_ful
pushful1544493_pushful
slothful1442763slothful
soulful1045293sou_lful
wrathful1743613wrathful
wrothful1742813wrothful
youth115315043youth___
youthen1336153youth_en
youthens1435383youthens
youths124510043youth__s

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162347.54619369.5
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.98222386.7
 
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