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

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

64 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
scathed13401264(None) 
scathe114414991scathe_
scathes124515711scathes
scatted103512771scatted
scythed16385301scythed
spathed134013181spathed
swathed144611931swathed
bathed125518742_bathed
cached145419202_cached
cashed125124352_cashed
cathead1338752_cathead
catted95422472_catted
lathed104718462_lathed
loathed11419442loathed
sashed105622942s_ashed
sated66238532s_at_ed
scabbed14408222scabbed
scalded11409762scalded
scaled94822442sca_led
scalped124411992scalped
scammed14479542scammed
scamped144711962scamped
scanned104110892scanned
scanted104114392scanted
scaped115519552sca_ped
scared95227292sca_red
scarfed134711182scarfed
scarped124314402scarped
scarphed1635442scarphed
scarred104512632scarred
scarted104816122scarted
scatter93815172scatter
scotched16187932scotched
scratched1735392scratched
scutched16186892scutched
scythe14466012scythe_
scythes15356522scythes
seated75131062seat_ed
seethed113410192seethed
sheathed1547222sheathed
skated114414882skat_ed
slashed114114852slashed
slated75028312slat_ed
slather103816082slather
slatted84015182slatted
smashed133711222smashed
snatched14157632snatched
snathe94415112snathe_
snathes104816492snathes
soothed113712742soothed
southed114313992southed
spathe115115692spathe_
spathes125116532spathes
spatted104014142spatted
stashed113812492stashed
stated75427832stat_ed
statued8459892statued
swashed144311362swashed
swathe125514112swathe_
swather134213602swather
swathes134115512swathes
swatted114110692swatted
unscathed1535312unscathed
wrathed14298522wrathed

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671643.20333615.7
3Display Results64640.0134923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691643.57649969.5
 
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