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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 “hemlocks” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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84 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
hemlocks194499(None) 
hemlock1845631hemlock_
armlocks1643962armlocks
bemocks1735372bem_ocks
fetlocks1744712fetlocks
hammocks2164342hammocks
headlocks1944462headlocks
hillocks1736062hillocks
hommocks2143992hommocks
hummocks2163452hummocks
relocks134411292re_locks
sherlocks1843952sherlocks
wedlocks1844392wedlocks
armlock1544313armlock_
becloaks1644933becloaks
bedrocks1745333bedrocks
beflecks1943753beflecks
bemock1636173bem_ock_
blocks144513943__blocks
bollocks1636503bollocks
bullocks1636293bullocks
charlocks2044073charlocks
clocks144916233__clocks
daglocks1643993daglocks
deadlocks1743803deadlocks
defrocks1844113defrocks
earlocks1435693earlocks
elflocks1742743elflocks
embosks1594463_embosks
fetlock1645323fetlock_
flocks154713533__flocks
gunlocks1544683gunlocks
haddocks1984903haddocks
hairlocks1863773hairlocks
hammock2064633hammock_
hassocks1744693hassocks
havelocks2143263havelocks
haycocks2244113haycocks
headlock1844813headlock_
hecks145220653he___cks
helices12313723he_lices
helloes103717473hello_es
hellos95321683hello__s
helos84928063he_lo__s
helots95217703he_lo_ts
hemiolas1387063hemiolas
hemlines13310623hemlines
henpecks1942873henpecks
hillock1646693hillock_
hillocky2053403hillocky
hocks144925493h___ocks
hommock2043993hommock_
hummock2063793hummock_
hummocky2471993hummocky
kebbocks1743023kebbocks
killocks1354793killocks
locks115126923___locks
mammocks1763893mammocks
mocks135023823__m_ocks
mullocks1645033mullocks
oarlocks1445103oarlocks
padlocks1755473padlocks
peacocks1844993peacocks
petcocks1844583petcocks
pollocks1656473pollocks
recocks154711463re_cocks
redocks14409933re_docks
relock124713523re_lock_
relooks114010723re_looks
restocks1437503restocks
rimrocks1644043rimrocks
rowlocks1744353rowlocks
schlocks19245693schlocks
seacocks1645643seacocks
shamrocks2043033shamrocks
shellacks1844553shellacks
sherlock1744243sherlock_
shlocks16317183_shlocks
shylocks2044153shylocks
smocks145710013_sm_ocks
unblocks1644523unblocks
unlocks1337063_unlocks
warlocks1735363warlocks
wedlock1744553wedlock_

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162847.29620033.2
3Display Results84840.0461826.1
 (SQL Overall)178691847.77822973.9
 
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