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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbackwoods” 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.

12 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
backwoods214639(None) 
backwood2046971backwood_
backwoodsy2552161backwoodsy
blackwoods2243891blackwoods
backloads1846292backloads
backrooms1945632backrooms
backswords2243812backswords
backwards2147462backwards
basswoods1574322basswoods
baywoods1745592ba_ywoods
blackwood2144122blackwood_
lacewoods1554892lacewoods

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911214361.173152336.7
2DLD Change Limit121436127.29616644.2
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691128.46921099.4