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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 “clay” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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236 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
clay9592741(None) 
cay87155981c_ay
chay124924871chay
clad76225821clad
clag75924571clag
clam86332291clam
clan65633921clan
clap86429041clap
clary105719611clary
claw95624341claw
clays105521331clays
cloy96623831cloy
flay106332801flay
lay68865351_lay
play95928981play
slay76436381slay
ala312463602ala_
alae45643752alae
alan46844082alan
alar46340072alar
alary86123442alary
alas46358122alas
alky115920342alky
allay85620392allay
ally76935642ally
alway116113922alway
away108024222away
ay511773892__ay
bay89661642_bay
belay105021522belay
blab86629132blab
blae66134642blae
blah98625062blah
blam86131702blam
blat66550952blat
blaw97026722blaw
bray95232902bray
cab78355402c_ab
cad67456362c_ad
cagy106321992cagy
caky136222442caky
calf96339562calf
calk105527662calk
call66838672call
calm85032362calm
calo64936442calo
calx135722792calx
calyx17518192calyx
cam78058982c_am
can57760142c_an
cap76758982c_ap
car59165562c_ar
cat58282342c_at
cavy125920002cavy
caw86647932c_aw
cays95437672c_ays
chad105525502chad
chai95929902chai
cham115532312cham
chao95727312chao
chap114928492chap
char95132152char
chary135023132chary
chat95546132chat
chaw126224632chaw
chays135319742chays
ciao64924182ciao
city95122622city
clach124617822clach
clack134720172clack
clade85821012clade
clads85722732clads
clags85621122clags
claim95616912claim
clammy15356332clammy
clamp115517652clamp
clams95127672clams
clang86019312clang
clank114719522clank
clanky15469072clanky
clans75031012clans
claps95626182claps
clapt98027172clapt
claro75018692claro
clash106219032clash
clasp95517192clasp
class75525482class
classy11379042classy
clast76030582clast
clave105420152clave
clavi104912922clavi
claws106020832claws
clayed125013042clayed
clayey14407662clayey
clean75420412clean
clear76219052clear
cleat76335062cleat
clef97028182clef
clew95520572clew
clip86924002clip
cloak115214012cloak
clod76124612clod
clog76123242clog
clon66232482clon
clop86929892clop
clot66542422clot
cloys104916942cloys
club85819472club
clue65324532clue
coal66939252coal
coaly105521592coaly
coat67558352coat
coax136922982coax
coky137526822coky
cola66541392cola_
colas75436772colas
colby124415062colby
colly104926772colly
coly96940532coly
cony96537832cony
copay126516312copay
copy116229802copy
cory96941512cory
cosy97232702cosy
cowy126427362cowy
coy810557552c_oy
cozy185823802cozy
crab85727672crab
crag75625302crag
cram85635492cram
crap85731842crap
craw97725262craw
crazy195511222crazy
cry89726242c_ry
cullay113910172cullay
cully105520462cully
cyan96419622cyan
czar156013132czar
day76254112_day
delay94820632delay
dray85428092dray
eclat7523602eclat
elan46734242elan
elmy95616792elmy
fay97454862_fay
flab96628352flab
flag87427082flag
flak116026172flak
flaky155715582flaky
flam96333292flam
flamy135217472flamy
flan76134182flan
flap96128702flap
flat77147822flat
flaw106326642flaw
flawy145913382flawy
flax147325632flax
flaxy189012292flaxy
flays116321052flays
fley106626852fley
fly97124952fl_y
fray105428902fray
gay76856492_gay
glad65624012glad
glady105413942glady
glam76529342glam
glary96018542glary
glazy187410982glazy
gley85724652gley
gray85329892gray
hay97358772_hay
illy76925332illy
inlay85214322inlay
jay136242672_jay
kay106745542_kay
la219261632_la_
lab58864782_lab
lac510155822_lac
lacy95829632_lacy
lad48165702_lad
lady86527152_lady
lag47862122_lag
laky116725822_laky
lam57666712_lam
lap58565272_lap
lar37967532_lar
las37281472_las
lat37593402_lat
lav66847342_lav
law68656642_law
lax107651522_lax
lays76043252_lays
lazy166423072_lazy
ley66246812_ley
may88757632_may
nay66952772_nay
ofay106416102ofay
okay115917662okay
oldy85316842oldy
onlay84212942onlay
paly95835532paly
pay88461182_pay
plan65833942plan
plat66048872plat
platy105021662platy
playa105812942playa
plays106320772plays
ploy96123602ploy
ply86323552pl_y
pray96331532pray
quay164618352quay
ray66361992_ray
relay84424672relay
say67264762_say
scaly104718722scaly
shay107133342shay
slab67133762slab
slag55934352slag
slam67737972slam
slap66434042slap
slat46959022slat
slaty86523152slaty
slaw77930712slaw
slays85723682slays
sly66228562sl_y
spay96631662spay
splay105816042splay
stay78333722stay
sway107128232sway
tray77632592tray
ulan46527392ulan
unlay84613702unlay
waly105830902waly
way96757662_way
yay96948712_yay
yclad11246382yclad

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit298722361.42320992.3
3Display Results2362360.1062226.4
 (SQL Overall)1786912361.84297009.2
 
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