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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forscrewdriver” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

18 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
screwdriver20568(None) 
screwdrivers216591screwdrivers
screwier1346433screw__i_er
cabdriver1741674_c_abdriver
codriver1435914_c__odriver
redrive112410564__re_drive_
redriven12226154__re_driven
redrives122610394__re_drives
rewriter1137924__rew_riter
scrawlier1443904scraw_li_er
scrawnier1443644scraw_ni_er
screechier1742984screechi_er
screenwriter1761264screenwriter
screwer124410074screw____er
screwlike1843304screw_like_
shrewder1534404shrewd___er
shrewdie1542994shrewd_i_e_
shrewdies1643744shrewd_i_es

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819189.47015714.8
3Display Results18180.0131384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691189.90618038.7