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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 “buybacks” 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.

60 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
buybacks214478(None) 
buyback2045531buyback_
cutbacks1845812cutbacks
outbacks1638982outbacks
paybacks2145492paybacks
runbacks1655902runbacks
backs135729623___backs
barracks1636883barracks
bipacks1745043b_ipacks
blacks144914953b__lacks
blowbacks2243673blowbacks
bluejacks2442333bluejacks
brushbacks2352033brushbacks
bubales113513343bu_bales
bubalis11359903bu_balis
bubals103513843bu_ba_ls
bubbas94110703bubba__s
bucks134824293bu___cks
bugbanes1345153bugbanes
bullaces12299433bullaces
bullocks1636293bullocks
bulwarks1744133bulwarks
burdocks1744033burdocks
busbars1138153busba_rs
bushbucks2242183bushbucks
buttocks1645233buttocks
bytalks1632713b_ytalks
cutback1747093cutback_
cutbanks1644313cutbanks
diebacks1745963diebacks
fatbacks1946003fatbacks
finbacks1965363finbacks
fullbacks2043603fullbacks
graybacks2143823graybacks
hayracks2045313hayracks
hogbacks2044853hogbacks
humpbacks2443173humpbacks
jumbucks2542953jumbucks
kyacks14416063_ky_acks
mudpacks1943233mudpacks
nubucks1544003nu_bucks
outback15310653outback_
outbarks1437833outbarks
payback2056453payback_
playbacks2244133playbacks
pullbacks1943773pullbacks
quacks214710103qu__acks
rubaces1139313ru_baces
runback1556603runback_
setbacks1686303setbacks
skyjacks2342543skyjacks
sunback1548153sunback_
swaybacks2343583swaybacks
tiebacks1646333tiebacks
tombacks18216463tombacks
umiacks1534013_umiacks
unpacks1576093_unpacks
untacks1357503_untacks
wetbacks1974983wetbacks
yacks144419813__y_acks

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 Limit146162606.68621860.9
3Display Results60600.0331818.2
 (SQL Overall)178691607.14225019.7
 
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