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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 “lays” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

35 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
lays7604325(None) 
ays67050291_ays
bays97143911bays
cays95437671cays
clays105521331clays
days87637131days
fays108535361fays
flays116321051flays
gays87338021gays
hays106138071hays
jays146328341jays
kays116032191kays
labs67145121labs
lacs66942481lacs
lads56549131lads
lags56546221lags
lams66552261lams
laps66848871laps
lars46956571lars
las37281471la_s
lass47444541lass
lats45962701lats
lavs76734151lavs
laws76441681laws
lay68865351lay_
leys76430181leys
mays96940021mays
nays75931591nays
pays95940221pays
plays106320771plays
rays77642351rays
says75942101says
slays85723681slays
ways107737951ways
yays105728911yays

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit13983350.25055932.0
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691350.329543133.7
 
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