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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 “lorry” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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99 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
lorry8631567(None) 
lory75931711lo_ry
loury85716751loury
sorry84618251sorry
worry116114331worry
berry104521772berry
blurry11437672blurry
borty105522832borty
burry105221562burry
carry105823782carry
corby125018532corby
corky145221152corky
corny106023272corny
cory96941512co_ry
cowry135512482cowry
curry105920342curry
derry94721372derry
dorky135518742dorky
dormy115817472dormy
dorr56627722dorr_
dorrs65520592dorrs
dorty96220812dorty
dory85836232do_ry
dowry126312482dowry
ferry116020802ferry
firry115713532firry
floury12449572floury
flurry12397112flurry
foray115023972foray
forby135317672forby
forky156119642forky
forty114824272forty
furry116719282furry
glory96413292glo_ry
gorsy95915782gorsy
gory86129662go_ry
gurry94515412gurry
harry115322952harry
herry114922472herry
hoary114516762hoary
horary12310382horary
horny115619622horny
horsy116318392horsy
hurry114917182hurry
jerry155016182jerry
kerry124916092kerry
lardy96119272lardy
larky125218872larky
leary85927382leary
leery85919132leery
loamy105913342loamy
lobby125113922lobby
lofty115813302lofty
loggy105714192loggy
logy87025782lo_gy
lolly85120662lolly
looby108115622looby
looey84822912looey
loony86918962loony
loopy105316642loopy
loppy125911662loppy
loral55927822loral
loran55925092loran
lord55032082lo_rd
lordly1038752lordly
lords64923502lords
lore45850352lo_re
lores55045402lores
loris55329152loris
lorn46435252lo_rn
lossy85214642lossy
lour45430682lour_
lours55125292lours
lousy84617082lousy
lowery124112712lowery
lowly114113332lowly
marry104821692marry
merry104721492merry
moory105115792moory
moray105423792moray
morro73216952morro
murry105120232murry
orby97519602_orby
orgy85218002_orgy
orra46120722_orra
parry105323752parry
perry105222712perry
porgy116916122porgy
porky145019332porky
porny106020192porny
serry84824122serry
slurry9378602slurry
tarry85422512tarry
terry84721872terry
torr45630902torr_
torrs53923562torrs
tory75840542to_ry
wordy126916162wordy
wormy137514252wormy

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800992.10625546.1
3Display Results99990.0631571.4
 (SQL Overall)178691992.48271994.8
 
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