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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 “blowpipes” 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.

25 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
blowpipes184206(None) 
blowpipe1742351blowpipe_
bagpipes1543403b_agpipes
blondines1246153blondines
bloodies11310163bloodi_es
blowfishes2143463blowfishes
blowflies1742893blowflies
blowholes1744473blowholes
blowier1248943blow_i_er
blowiest1337923blow_i_est
blowiness1435623blow_iness
blowsier1335063blowsi_er
blowsiest1435323blowsi_est
blowtubes1641703blowtubes
blowups1433163blow_up_s
blowzier2233413blowzi_er
blowziest2343673blowzi_est
bowlines133211623b_owlines
brownies13189613browni_es
cowpies143314283_cowpi_es
downpipes17133273_downpipes
floppies1546823floppi_es
lowlifes1434333_lowlifes
lowlives1434573_lowlives
slowpokes1842243slowpokes

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641256.98321286.1
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691257.40624127.9
 
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