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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 “bestowed” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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173 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
bestowed1415662(None) 
besnowed14124411besnowed
bestower13126211bestower
bestrowed1585181bestrowed
bellowed14158612bellowed
besmoked17405412besmoked
besotted1135842besotted
bested94922762best__ed
bestow1149462bestow__
bestowal1344512bestowal
bestowers14135332bestowers
bestows1248862bestow_s
bestrewed1594192bestrewed
reshowed15117062reshowed
resowed113712252res_owed
restoked135710532restoked
restored96417192restored
stowed105817202__stowed
basted95227233bast__ed
bastioned1246863bastioned
beaconed1336983beaconed
beckoned1735793beckoned
beclowned1743253beclowned
becrowd1555183becrow_d
becrowded1842933becrowded
bedewed1437153be_dewed
bedotted1234983bedotted
beetled1038223beet_led
beflower16166283beflower
befooled1434803befooled
behooved1743133behooved
behoved16205563be_hoved
behowled1733473be_howled
bellower13159073bellower
beloved13188393be_loved
belted94020633belt__ed
bentwood1444453bentwood
berobed1238243be_robed
berthed13259123bert_hed
bescoured1444333bescoured
beseemed1334863beseemed
beshadowed2051683beshadowed
beshamed1635733beshamed
beshouted1544073beshouted
beshrewed1882733beshrewed
besieged1234733besieged
beslaved1435023beslaved
beslimed1335013beslimed
besmiled1335503besmiled
besmoke15416623besmoke_
besmokes16406363besmokes
besnow1145713besnow__
besnows1245153besnow_s
besoothed1543663besoothed
bespoke15468113bespoke_
bespoken16505013bespoken
bespoused1443773bespoused
bestead10389123best_ead
besteaded1345073besteaded
bestirred1243813bestirred
bestowals1443223bestowals
bestowing1535803bestowing
bestrew1248003best_rew
bestrewn1343333bestrewn
bestrews1335603bestrews
bestrid1039973best_rid
bestride1138613bestride
bestrode1147143bestrode_
bestrow1237253bestrow__
bestrown1345203bestrow_n
bestrows1337043bestrow_s
bestud9439303best__ud
bestudded1442543bestudded
betaxed17307023be_taxed
betided114810203be_tided
betoken13386503be_token
betted94721163be_t_ted
bettered113011843bettered
billowed14137063billowed
bishoped1644663bishoped
bistered112913333bistered
bistred103311853bist_red
blowed125016693b__lowed
borrowed1465053borrowed
bosomed1238003bos_omed
bottomed1344673bottomed
bowed114533423b___owed
bowwowed1642173bowwowed
browed125216403b__rowed
burrowed1444453burrowed
busted95123153bust__ed
bustled104011523bust_led
buttoned1137503buttoned
cestode1037963cestode_
cestodes1138203cestodes
cestoid104011673cesto_id
destined103312453destined
destroyed1445083destroyed
detoxed1636103de_toxed
elbowed13235483_elbowed
embowed15236913_embowed
endowed1248173_endowed
escoted1038183_escoted
escrowed1434673_escrowed
estated83715573_estated
estopped1335003_estopped
fellowed15136843fellowed
festered122512113festered
festooned1344303festooned
gessoed935743gesso_ed
gestated102910573gestated
gestured1036993gestured
hectored1436893hectored
jested144416503jest__ed
kotowed1533773_kotowed
kowtowed1941953kowtowed
lesioned936903lesioned
lessoned945393lessoned
mellowed14166933mellowed
mentored1138003mentored
meowed12148003me__owed
nested74720073nest__ed
nestled8349913nest_led
pastored1139973pastored
pestered112814973pestered
pestled102711453pest_led
pistoled11259593pistoled
preshowed1875183preshowed
prestored125111673prestored
reavowed1534683reavowed
reflowed15126913reflowed
reglowed13125863reglowed
replowed14127583replowed
resawed113111183res_awed
rescored114513103rescored
resewed113011823res_ewed
reshoed112212153resho_ed
reshower14107063reshower
resoled84119283res_oled
restaged103011863restaged
restated93120183restated
rested74430783rest__ed
restocked1655173restocked
restoke116113903restoke_
restokes125213043restokes
restore75822983restore_
restorer84813723restorer
restores85222993restores
restyled1236953restyled
scowed124413833__scowed
sectored1138083sectored
showed135016973__showed
slowed104617073__slowed
snowed104613623__snowed
sowed94933863__s_owed
stewed104814243__stewed
stoked114718293__stoked
stoled74521593__stoled
stoned75923143__stoned
stoped94721013__stoped
stored75524213__stored
strowed115312143__strowed
tested74421523test__ed
towed95134583___towed
unsowed112511053uns_owed
unstoned9311043unstoned
vectored1435643vectored
vested104217353vest__ed
vestured1237463vestured
vetoed10359823ve_to_ed
westered122511873westered
yellowed15185753yellowed
zested164214043zest__ed

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit1461621737.84318636.0
3Display Results1731730.0632746.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911738.34621410.4
 
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