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

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98 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
needed8411444(None) 
deeded94615541deeded
heeded114215761heeded
needer73614951needer
needled9358511needled
reeded84022561reeded
seeded84520461seeded
weeded113914871weeded
beaded104922422beaded
bedded115114062bedded
beefed123510872beefed
beeped115313452beeped
bended105521232bended
ceded96118552_ceded
deemed104713062deemed
ended74421262_ended
feeder103513842feeder
feezed19439992feezed
fended114216912fended
feuded114010002feuded
geeked124510162geeked
gelded94512112gelded
headed114020472headed
heeder104216042heeder
heeled104018412heeled
heezed194210512heezed
herded114215642herded
jeeped16469842jeeped
jeered143912792jeered
keeked104810112keeked
keeled114414262keeled
keened114013622keened
kneaded13146472kneaded
kneeled12328062kneeled
leaded84221542leaded
leered73816222leered
melded104714712melded
mended104418682mended
neared75119802neared
necked134715062necked
need54934152n_e_ed
needers84111902needers
needier84010622needier
needle73310612needle
needler8388892needler
needles83211562needles
needs65719632need_s
needy94614692need_y
neoned7311482neoned
nerved104111682nerved
nested74720062nested
netted74118712netted
nided75920872n_ided
nodded94012122nodded
peeked134314572peeked
peeled94119702peeled
peened94318152peened
peeped113915382peeped
peered93819482peered
peeved124112882peeved
pended103819012pended
receded112713042receded
redded94019542redded
reded74829112_reded
reefed103816582reefed
reeked113717642reeked
reeled74725532reeled
reeved104118712reeved
rended84524102rended
seceded11319202seceded
seedbed11246612seedbed
seeder74320772seeder
seeled73922092seeled
seemed95117612seemed
seeped94317522seeped
sended85121232sended
snedded10377392snedded
sneered83113972sneered
sneezed17287792sneezed
speeded113310422speeded
sueded84014632sueded
tedded93810892tedded
teemed95114872teemed
tended83819482tended
unceded11410562unceded
unended92811822unended
unheeded1336892unheeded
unneeded1036482unneeded
unseeded1038252unseeded
unweeded1336562unweeded
veered103612742veered
vended114416352vended
wedded123811832wedded
weeder103315512weeder
weened104013732weened
weeted103913792weeted
welded114013382welded
wended113616152wended

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 Filter178691825510.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit82551982.67330883.3
3Display Results98980.0332969.7
 (SQL Overall)178691982.81263545.9
 
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