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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 “grows” 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.

189 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
grows9552392(None) 
brows105425981brows
crows105727311crows
frows116623101frows
glows95518031glows
grogs76319411grogs
groks105716121groks
gross65421691gross
grots65025851grots
grow86127301grow_
growl96115821growl
growls104711111growls
grown95317351grown
prows106327011prows
rows75941751_rows
trows88826181trows
vrows116115261vrows
arrows92813492arrows
avows114910982avows
blows105423832blows
bows96242862_bows
braws106425192braws
brews105617072brews
broos75126412broos
bros65635662bro_s
brow97228442brow_
brown105619532brown
browns116415632browns
browse115713862browse
chows135618202chows
cows97046642_cows
craws105723122craws
crews105917502crews
crocs95722432crocs
crops96125242crops
cross75124502cross
crow96428132crow_
crowd115815622crowd
crowds124910762crowds
crown105620082crown
crowns115615112crowns
dhows125911222dhows
dows85941052_dows
draws95119372draws
drops85719502drops
dross65418092dross
drown95515822drown
drowns105612332drowns
drowse105010552drowse
drowsy13487902drowsy
enows85115492enows
eros45238452ero_s
flows115822362flows
froes86126692froes
frogs96220772frogs
frons86124042frons
frow106425052frow_
frown115415972frown
frowns126011392frowns
frowst125512072frowst
frowsy15498272frowsy
gaols66717572gaols
girons75014372girons
giros65722652giro_s
globs85616402globs
gloms85219782gloms
glops85619552glops
gloss64319622gloss
glow85222522glow_
gnaws96311142gnaws
goas55239942g_oas
gobs76935572g_obs
gods65438052g_ods
goes55644092g_oes
goods75124482goods
goofs94821002goofs
gooks105422882gooks
goons65326772goons
goops86620962goops
goos57644912g_oos
gores65740372gores
gorms85619592gorms
gorps85316992gorps
gos47155132g_o_s
gowd96519982g_owd
gowds105814042g_owds
gowk125516472g_owk
gowks136011952g_owks
gown85724072g_own
gowns95115102g_owns
goys86328412g_oys
grabs85719692grabs
grads75625752grads
grams85327312grams
grans64832542grans
grass66125202grass
grays95621332grays
grees65132472grees
grew85620262grew_
greys96614852greys
grids75321402grids
grigs75318192grigs
grins65427222grins
griots74713642griots
grips85520132grips
grits65529582grits
groan65618422groan
groans74815062groans
groat65531972groat
groats74816652groats
grody103412062grody
grog65923342gro_g
groin65521082groin
groins73917202groins
grok95819682gro_k
groom85317982groom
grooms94512522grooms
grope84821612grope
gropes95220402gropes
grosz154814092grosz
grot55942052gro_t
group85413922group
groups94210512groups
grouse74315022grouse
grout65330422grout
grouts75015612grouts
grove95219332grove
groves104318102groves
grower104614932grower
growers113612722growers
growly13499172growly
growth1377382growth
growths1494422growths
grubs86312602grubs
grues65721962grues
gyrons105511222gyrons
gyros95616482gyro_s
hows106345602_hows
irons55324132irons
jows146632092_jows
knows124912412knows
lows75843012_lows
meows104612682meows
mows96340832_mows
nows75738232_nows
plows105419902plows
pows95537662_pows
proas75028802proas
prods85523552prods
profs105120892profs
progs86624152progs
proms95426412proms
props95726882props
pros65742782pro_s
pross76529402pross
prow97030382prow_
prowl105615122prowl
prowls115511082prowls
raws75238212_raws
regrows11269152regrows
robs65837872_robs
rocs65533662_rocs
rods56442072_rods
roes45954142_roes
roms67038962_roms
rots46454092_rots
row67453672_row_
scows106617802scows
serows96016392serows
shows115324582shows
slows85323462slows
snows84719892snows
sows75342492_sows
stows86622702stows
strows96718272strows
throws129715232throws
tows78545552_tows
trews86118892trews
trogs67022602trogs
trois57226092trois
trots56629942trots
trow78031422trow_
troys86418612troys
upgrows1334322upgrows
vows106626942_vows
vrouws12494742vrouws
vrow105817472vrow_
wows104633492_wows
yows106433122_yows

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 Filter178691538000.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit538001891.61033416.1
3Display Results1891890.0464108.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911892.07686074.7
 
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