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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 “baby” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

227 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
baby11672368(None) 
aby810238061_aby
baba88828351baba
babe86835821babe
babu85829231babu
bay89661641ba_y
gaby107123191gaby
ab410674762_ab_
aba512850952_aba
abba810522652abba
abbe87627192abbe
abbey125714932abbey
ably99725132ably
abo59045962_abo
abs59356072_abs
abye97921002_abye
abys97221882_abys
any68440492_any
ay511773892_a_y
ba49962342ba__
baa510650422ba_a
baal67033112baal
baas66844672baas
babas96325732babas
babel95821692babel
babes95834112babes
babka137812912babka
baboo94319502baboo
babul96317712babul
babus95620332babus
bach116131392bach
back125535762back
bad67763152ba_d
baddy125016022baddy
bade75140882bade
badly114918762badly
bads77048862bads
baff124632272baff
baffy165511922baffy
bag67059222ba_g
baggy125615682baggy
bags76645502bags
bah87755352ba_h
baht96740012baht
bail65042802bail
bait66556002bait
bake105637512bake
bal56662722ba_l
bald76432902bald
baldy115518932baldy
bale66353842bale
balk105132222balk
balky145418242balky
ball66043322ball
bally105530102bally
balm85534202balm
balmy125217472balmy
bals66354042bals
bam78560142ba_m
bams87044452bams
ban58366842ba_n
band76740922band
bandy114824192bandy
bane65250432bane
bang74837012bang
bani65334962bani
bank105835752bank
bans66555142bans
banty106624002banty
bap76455842ba_p
baps86040842baps
bar58070552ba_r
barb85240062barb
barbe95328282barbe
barbs95928192barbs
bard75648862bard
bare65460522bare
barf95844412barf
bark106242152bark
barky145721612barky
barm86739602barm
barmy125218762barmy
barn66444642barn
barny105821732barny
bars66564092bars
barye105021492barye
bas58681752ba_s
base64847022base
bash915240162bash
bask105131422bask
bass66146782bass
bassy1012917102bassy
bast66362412bast
bat510988952ba_t
batboy1387532batboy
bate66552422bate
bath95940082bath
bats66962332bats
batt65053872batt
batty105422242batty
baud74928422baud
bawd105520842bawd
bawdy147513282bawdy
bawl95326062bawl
bawty135614102bawty
bays97143912bays
beady114719922beady
beaky146118022beaky
beamy126218572beamy
bevy127115222bevy
bey86645422b_ey
bialy105119322bialy
bib77045942bib_
bibb75819212bibb
bibs84830992bibs
bilby124912352bilby
blab86629132blab_
blabby1234812blabby
blabs95619632blabs
bob76755672bob_
bobby114814662bobby
bobs86340652bobs
body107425672body
bogy106426192bogy
bony96732082bony
booby125319512booby
boxy166420732boxy
boy87753562b_oy
braky145015812braky
braxy175410892braxy
bray95232902bray
bub76343982bub_
bubby115013932bubby
bubo85621912bubo
bubs86235502bubs
bubu85022672bubu
buoy95921782buoy
bury95633592bury
busby126113292busby
busy94727172busy
buy86436542b_uy
by77529232__by
cab78355402cab_
cabby145314562cabby
cabs86739422cabs
cagy106321992cagy
caky136222442caky
cavy125920002cavy
cay87155982ca_y
dab67455562dab_
dabs77139402dabs
dauby115211222dauby
davy116015522davy
day76254112da_y
doby106022162doby
easy76224492easy
fab87453132fab_
fabs98635862fabs
fay97454862fa_y
gab67155992gab_
gabby135512952gabby
gabs76740422gabs
gamy105427532gamy
gapy106320912gapy
gay76856492ga_y
goby106021082goby
habu97325482habu
hay97358772ha_y
hazy1918119192hazy
inby95315662inby
jab128444112jab_
jabs135830092jabs
jay136242672ja_y
kab97145852kab_
kabs107130842kabs
kay106745542ka_y
lab58864782lab_
labs67145122labs
lacy95829632lacy
lady86527152lady
laky116725822laky
lamby125114842lamby
lay68865352la_y
lazy166423072lazy
mabe85733362mabe
many95731862many
may88757632ma_y
mazy186419702mazy
nab56954922nab_
nabe66029492nabe
nabs66236192nabs
nary76931222nary
navy107518632navy
nay66952772na_y
oaky116419952oaky
orby97519602orby
pacy115328682pacy
paly95835532paly
paty95234562paty
pay88461182pa_y
racy95825682racy
ray66361992ra_y
ruby97819942ruby
sab56563202sab_
sabe66140572sabe
sabs66643742sabs
sagy85327082sagy
say67264762sa_y
tab57460322tab_
tabby125213892tabby
tabs66842982tabs
tabu66328492tabu
toby96322292toby
upby1139062upby
vary105226062vary
wab87051832wab_
wabs97337232wabs
wady115324992wady
waly105830902waly
wany106432362wany
wary106740012wary
wavy136620472wavy
waxy175918202waxy
way96757662wa_y
yabby15389752yabby
yay96948712ya_y
zany167316992zany

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit298722270.78338150.7
3Display Results2272270.0464934.8
 (SQL Overall)1786912271.125158836.4
 
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