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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

44 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
bowleg1236918(None) 
bowled125018141bowled
bowlegs13366821bowlegs
bowler114217311bowler
bawled124415692bawled
bawler114315052bawler
bogle85821682bogle_
bogles95020832bogles
boiled95020952boiled
boiler84319272boiler
bole66448692bo_le_
boles75448602bo_les
bolled94722652bolled
bootleg10276632bootleg
boule74828042boule_
boules84925972boules
bowed114533422bow_ed
bowel105621202bow_el
boweled132810692boweled
bowels114315592bowels
bower107328182bow_er
bowing124723062bowing
bowl96827702bowl__
bowlder13407482bowlder
bowlers123715782bowlers
bowless123310312bowless
bowling133916492bowling
bowls106121432bowl_s
bowmen1399852bowmen
bowse105420632bowse_
bowsed125715972bowsed
bowses115718862bowses
bowyer14368922bowyer
cowled125218392cowled
dogleg936322dogleg
fowled133914102fowled
fowler123712582fowler
howled134014972howled
howler123514312howler
howlet123518342howlet
jowled174210802jowled
owlet83324462_owlet
yowled133811092yowled
yowler123310042yowler

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551444.95316666.9
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691445.29533747.1
 
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