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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 “crabs” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

201 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
crabs9542139(None) 
cabs86739421c_abs
carbs96031461carbs
crab85727671crab_
crags85622571crags
crams96229151crams
craps95328641craps
crass76328041crass
craws105723121craws
cribs94516751cribs
drabs85119671drabs
grabs85719691grabs
abs59356072__abs
araks94820882araks
arbs66834732ar_bs
barbs95928192barbs
blabs95619632blabs
brads85528292brads
braes75735052braes
brags85625102brags
brans75437432brans
bras65746452bra_s
brass75428022brass
brats75336012brats
braws106425192braws
brays106723112brays
cab78355402c_ab_
cads76144532c_ads
cams87047282c_ams
cans65050852c_ans
caps87147892c_aps
carats85929022carats
carb85143162carb_
carbo94923842carbo
carbos105122262carbos
cards85137932cards
cares77369182cares
carks115534212carks
carls77037422carls
carns75937562carns
carobs104818102carobs
carps96932252carps
carrs75730852carrs
cars67364762c_ars
carts78946292carts
cats66356342c_ats
caws96036112c_aws
cays95437672c_ays
chads116122232chads
chais107530312chais
chams126028502chams
chaos105622862chaos
chaps125326062chaps
chars105936642chars
chats105730092chats
chaws135022462chaws
chays135319742chays
chubs125412622chubs
clads85722732clads
clags85621122clags
clams95127672clams
clans75031012clans
claps95626182claps
class75525482class
claws106020832claws
clays105521332clays
clubs95415102clubs
coals76129602coals
coats75635002coats
cobbs115013992cobbs
cobs87043142c_obs
combs116122962combs
corals85325142corals
craal74117752craal
craals84113302craals
crabby15346752crabby
crack134120532crack
cracks144817002cracks
craft105327662craft
crafts115312742crafts
crag75625302cra_g
crake114823522crake
crakes124921812crakes
cram85635492cra_m
crambe1239072crambe
crambes1339962crambes
crambo1238042crambo
crambos1336782crambos
cramp115120692cramp
cramps125615562cramps
crane75331602crane
cranes84330752cranes
crank114819612crank
cranks125015312cranks
crap85731842cra_p
crape96128442crape
crapes104727692crapes
crases85532312crases
crash109120012crash
crasis85020472crasis
crate76537402crate
crates85736062crates
crave105626312crave
craves115825392craves
craw97725262cra_w
crawl104916712crawl
crawls114712082crawls
craze165221462craze
crazes174720132crazes
crazy195511222crazy
creaks124315962creaks
creams104715252creams
creds85418772creds
cress75022832cress
crews105917502crews
crib86323582crib_
cries75438402cries
cris66233432cr_is
crits75527572crits
croaks125812982croaks
crocs95722432crocs
crops96125242crops
cross75124502cross
crows105727312crows
cruds85815852cruds
crumbs12409232crumbs
crus65828482cr_us
cubs85832382c_ubs
curbs94821652curbs
cyans105714812cyans
czars164812912czars
dabs77139402_dabs
darbs85323262darbs
drab76226452drab_
drags75521112drags
drams86025832drams
drats66628372drats
draws95119372draws
drays95819772drays
dribs85115062dribs
drubs85913832drubs
eras45441502era_s
fabs98635862_fabs
flabs105818642flabs
frags96322172frags
fraps105620552fraps
frass85321122frass
frats86829672frats
frays116920102frays
gabs76740422_gabs
garbs86321412garbs
grab75427612grab_
grads75625752grads
grams85327312grams
grans64832542grans
grass66125202grass
grays95621332grays
grubs86312602grubs
jabs135830092_jabs
kabs107130852_kabs
labs67145122_labs
nabs66236192_nabs
orals55826482orals
orbs66626252or_bs
prams96125512prams
praos74923562praos
prats76333392prats
praus74621752praus
prays105022432prays
rads56046612_rads
rags55448372_rags
rais45252622_rais
rams65950772_rams
raps66247732_raps
ras37575392_ra_s
rats46260372_rats
raws75238212_raws
rays77642352_rays
rebs65733562_rebs
ribs65833032_ribs
robs65837872_robs
rubs66133492_rubs
sabs66643742_sabs
scabs94818642scabs
scarabs1137292scarabs
scrags95713802scrags
scrams105216622scrams
scraps106017242scraps
scrubs104210312scrubs
slabs75322642slabs
stabs76221382stabs
swabs105817272swabs
tabs66842982_tabs
trams75327672trams
trans54933042trans
traps75727482traps
trass56226472trass
trays85623432trays
urbs65922062ur_bs
wabs97337232_wabs
wraps105617152wraps

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538002012.00026900.0
3Display Results2012010.0932161.3
 (SQL Overall)1786912012.38974797.4
 
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