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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 “gnawed” 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.

62 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
gnawed1142783(None) 
gnawer10386951gnawer
snawed104813731snawed
unawed103914901unawed
awed88436032__awed
blawed124713892blawed
cawed116627062_cawed
chawed155214602chawed
clawed125115072clawed
dawed106222812_dawed
flawed134712722flawed
gaed66031512g_a_ed
gaged85522312g_aged
gamed95126392g_amed
ganged94619202ganged
gaped96123532g_aped
gated75329772g_ated
gawked15468762g_awked
gawped13509072g_awped
gazed165520332g_azed
geared85317742geared
glared84715202glared
glazed174711772glazed
glowed114913832glowed
gnarled9287722gnarled
gnarred9327012gnarred
gnashed12317522gnashed
gnaw86515742gnaw__
gnawers11356392gnawers
gnawn9517782gnaw_n
gnaws96311142gnaw_s
goaded94913712goaded
goaled85014362goaled
graced105217902graced
graded94919552graded
grated84523922grated
graved114818812graved
grayed115415642grayed
grazed174115912grazed
hawed126025422_hawed
jawed165517372_jawed
knawe12397882knawe_
knawel13415412knawel
knawes13328392knawes
lawed96028322_lawed
mawed115824742_mawed
naked105320852_naked
naled65525052_naled
named85223062_named
pawed115725612_pawed
sawed95628402_sawed
shawed134817232shawed
snaked115017592snaked
snared74824552snared
snowed104613622snowed
tawed95926192_tawed
thawed13458462thawed
unaged83916422unaged
unaxed144113092unaxed
unsawed112911512unsawed
unwed94114872un_wed
yawed126022452_yawed

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551622.65631080.9
3Display Results62620.0163875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691623.01559267.3
 
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