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

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

36 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
leafworms175361(None) 
leafworm1653911leafworm_
earworms1346782_earworms
leadworks1745122leadworks
leadworts1344732leadworts
mealworms1644442mealworms
bagworms1645213_bagworms
beadworks1945723beadworks
beworms1437933be__worms
clamworms1843753clamworms
deforms1337803de_f_orms
deworms1338033de__worms
earworm1238743_earworm_
eelworms1344563_eelworms
flatworms1743963flatworms
fleaworts1543663flea_worts
headwords1745343headwords
headworks2045953headworks
heartworms1842883heartworms
leadwork1645073leadwor_k
leadwort1247473leadwor_t
legworks1645373le_gworks
loanwords1343943loanwords
lobworms1544483l_obworms
lugworms1443893l_ugworms
lungworms1543333lungworms
mealworm1544623mealworm_
performs1547483perf_orms
reaffirms1741943reaffirms
reforms1239823re_f_orms
seatworks1646303seatworks
spanworms1643743spanworms
teamworks1844593teamworks
waxworms2393673_waxworms
webworms1843763we_bworms
wheatworms2151883wheatworms

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.626285448.9
2DLD Change Limit148641368.36017780.0
3Display Results36360.0301200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691369.01619819.3
 
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