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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 “rootworms” 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
rootworms144402(None) 
rootworm1344811rootworm_
bookworms2044082bookworms
footworks1945452footworks
hookworms2143782hookworms
woodworms1854622woodworms
arrowworms18111663arrowworms
bloodworms1852753bloodworms
bollworms1643863bollworms
bookworm1944543bookworm_
cutworms15184983_cutworms
flatworms1743963flatworms
footwork1845813footwor_k
footworn1445163footwor_n
frostworks2043043frostworks
glowworms1862643glowworms
hookworm2044133hookworm_
hornworms1744423hornworms
jointworms2251643jointworms
lobworms1544483_lobworms
moonworts1444743moonworts
moorworts1443893moorworts
outworks15148973_outworks
postforms1644603postforms
ringworms1544113ringworms
roadworks1745313roadworks
rockworks1744873rockworks
rooters74522933root_er_s
rootholds1343773rootholds
rotors64917953r_ot_or_s
roundworms1652603roundworms
slowworms1763033slowworms
toothworts1652253toothworts
woodworks2045583woodworks
woodworm1745283woodworm_
woolworks1954393woolworks

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641367.31320325.6
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.76523012.4
 
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