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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 “hoopless” 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.

33 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
hoopless1327926(None) 
hoodless12289731hoodless
hoofless14258011hoofless
hookless151238361hookless
boonless10328352boonless
bootless103410982bootless
cookless14258632cookless
cropless1237792cropless
doorless936712doorless
foodless12338382foodless
footless113710802footless
hapless123311332h_apless
helpless1335062helpless
hipless12399922h_ipless
holeless1189362holeless
homeless131110142homeless
hooklets15217202hooklets
hoopers123616492hoop_ers
hooplas1239212hoopl_as
hoopoes121212482hoopoe_s
hopeless13118302hopeless
hopples142810712hopple_s
hornless1137362hornless
hotpress1344302hotpress
humpless15226332humpless
moonless10278042moonless
roofless11316732roofless
rootless83910442rootless
soapless10278072soapless
soupless10268462soupless
toolless836342toolless
topless92511122_topless
woodless12278452woodless

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.68632842.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.09243668.4
 
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