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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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184 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
selfless113501(None) 
selfness1135151selfness
beefless1335492beefless
beltless10297712beltless
helmless1334272helmless
helpless1335062helpless
leafless11246572leafless
peltless10267372peltless
saltless8259342saltless
seamless10238722seamless
seatless83213002seatless
seedless9319512seedless
selflessly1642622selflessly
sellers73721322sel_lers
selles64426982sel_le_s
sexless1467242se_xless
soleless8910032soleless
weldless12285812weldless
beakless14297383beakless
beamless12327003beamless
beatless103311593beatless
bedless1039703be_dless
befleas1236973be_fleas
belles85325993bel_le_s
boltless10338283boltless
cuffless1634293cuffless
deafness1236213deafness
debtless1135653debtless
deedless10318253deedless
defleas1147223de_fleas
dewless1137473de_wless
earless74316073_earless
eggless935663_eggless
egoless836983_egoless
eldress835003_eldress
endless839833_endless
eyeless1058053_eyeless
fearless1137873fearless
feckless17225783feckless
feeless103511103fe_eless
feetless1137383feetless
fellers104117543fel_lers
fellest10313753fel_lest
fellness1135913fellness
fernless1136063fernless
filmless1344553filmless
flyless1335003_flyless
gearless937373gearless
halfness1435563halfness
haltless11308443haltless
headless12289863headless
heatless113011463heatless
heedless12278813heedless
heelless11257653heelless
heirless1146053heirless
hellers103619833hel_lers
herbless1336663herbless
hiltless11297123hiltless
holeless1189363holeless
hoofless14258013hoofless
isleless834853isleless
keelless12236193keelless
keyless1436163ke_yless
leadless9248793leadless
leaflets11244813leaflets
leakless12246983leakless
legless838013le_gless
lensless835583lensless
mealless10288363mealless
meatless103410863meatless
milkless1434773milkless
neckless14236433neckless
needless9308333needless
netless739863ne_tless
newsless1134533newsless
peakless14236683peakless
peerless1037513peerless
pegless1038053pe_gless
pellets94014783pel_lets
pileless1088623pileless
poleless1089873poleless
pulpless12224953pulpless
reckless14257973reckless
reflets103513153re_flets
reinless8139443reinless
restless82713163restless
roofless11316733roofless
ruleless836633ruleless
sailless82410373sailless
sallets73719653sal_lets
saltness82610243saltness
sandless93212343sandless
sapless93313443s_apless
sashless1136603sashless
scaleless1135513scaleless
scarless10189053scarless
scentless1135113scentless
scumless1254993scumless
sealers74323553se_alers
seeress7311573se_eress
selfdoms1443683selfdoms
selfed10310913self_e_d
selfheal1442413selfheal
selfheals1541933selfheals
selfish1388513self_ish
selfnesses1335893selfnesses
selfs85220243self___s
selkies113513353selkie_s
selle54428313sel_le__
seller63824603sel_le_r
sells55134433sel_l__s
seltzers1735063seltzers
selves94119613sel_ve_s
seniles72618023senile_s
senseless945973senseless
settlers8289023settlers
settles73916003settle_s
sewerless1244303sewerless
sexiness1537943sexiness
sheetless1235823sheetless
shellers112812583shel_lers
shiftless15265303shiftless
shipless13277693shipless
shitless11249243shitless
shoeless1137803shoeless
sighless1276553sighless
sillers73822103sil_lers
sinless73014213s_inless
skiffless19243053skiffless
skilless12246763skilless
skinless12216973skinless
sleepless1144553sleepless
slipless10246993slipless
slitless8268143slitless
slyness1035263s_lyness
smellers10329773smel_lers
smileless1134693smileless
smogless1134053smogless
snapless10287463snapless
snellest839493snel_lest
snowless1145633snowless
soapless10278073soapless
sockless14267793sockless
sodaless936113sodaless
soilless8279033soilless
soleness8814263soleness
songless9218823songless
sonless72612613s_onless
soulless8218763soulless
soupless10268463soupless
spanless10247363spanless
spellers102812763spel_lers
spinless10238703spinless
spotless1037043spotless
stalkless1333723stalkless
starless81610843starless
stemless1036653stemless
stiflers11238833stiflers
stifles103013393stifle_s
stuffless1543543stuffless
styleless1243413styleless
suckless14288823suckless
sudsless944353sudsless
sumless92611123s_umless
sunless73013693s_unless
swellest1137663swel_lest
tearless848713tearless
telfers10299083telf_ers
tellers73717613tel_lers
tentless8229843tentless
termless1036233termless
textless15245793textless
turfless1135533turfless
useless7188423use__less
veinless11136263veinless
ventless11249053ventless
verbless1336033verbless
vestless11258843vestless
webless1237003we_bless
weedless12287963weedless
wellness1135793wellness
whelpless1742053whelpless
yellers103912953yel_lers
zestless17247433zestless

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit1461621847.65619091.2
3Display Results1841840.0802300.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911848.17221866.3
 
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