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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 “budworms” 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.

53 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
budworms164432(None) 
budworm1545271budworm_
bagworms1645212bagworms
beworms1437932b_eworms
cutworms15184982cutworms
lugworms1443892lugworms
ausforms1343933ausforms
bagworm1566353bagworm_
beadworks1945723beadworks
bedrooms1345713bedrooms
bedsores1157633bedsores
bedwards1596393bedwards
bedwarfs17113583bedwarfs
beswarms1544323beswarms
beworm1339993b_eworm_
blindworms1852183blindworms
bloodworms1852753bloodworms
bodyworks2243823bodyworks
bollworms1643863bollworms
bookworms2044083bookworms
budders113812103budder_s
budgers114314923budger_s
buhlworks2163183buhlworks
bulwarks1744133bulwarks
busyworks2143373busyworks
buzzwords2351713buzzwords
bywords1634283b_ywords
byworks1944543b_yworks
cutworks17166003cutworks
cutworm14186353cutworm_
deworms1338033_deworms
dorms85723843__d_orms
earworms1346783earworms
eelworms1344563eelworms
grubworms1742333grubworms
lobworms1544483lobworms
lugworm1344903lugworm_
lungworms1543333lungworms
madworts1456173madworts
muckworms2242943muckworms
mudrooms1344083mudrooms
mugworts1443443mugworts
outworks15148973outworks
pinworms15115783pinworms
roundworms1652603roundworms
sandworms1545653sandworms
studworks1743673studworks
sudors7311103sud_or_s
tubeworms1643503tubeworms
waxworms2393673waxworms
webworms1843763webworms
woodworms1854623woodworms
worms105320763___worms

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162536.87321266.1
3Display Results53530.0163312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691537.31224438.0
 
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