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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 “skyward” 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.

83 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
skyward184386(None) 
skywards1943371skywards
hayward1736412hayward
seaward1148182seaward
skyboard1844002skyboard
skylark1343272skylark
skywalk1642352skywalk
skyway1933342skywa_y
skyways2043222skyways
steward1138062steward
sunward1137652sunward
sward94221462s__ward
wayward1736052wayward
airward1148133airward
award97118043__award
awkward1843183awkward
bayard124411663bay_ard
bedward1497473bedward
boyard125411283boy_ard
byword1535053_byword
cityward1742943cityward
coward12411673_coward
forward1438293forward
froward1436673froward
haywards1845873haywards
inward10310333_inward
keycard1743663keycard
keyword1844563keyword
kyar116916843_ky_ar_
kyars124813963_ky_ars
leeward1135783leeward
lyard95113213_ly_ard
manward1349093manward
onward1039053_onward
outward11811403outward
psywar1443323psywar_
psywars1533673psywars
reward106017643_reward
reynard1135123reynard
saggard10358953saggard
sard55344243s___ard
seawards1237203seawards
seaware1049633seaware
selfward1543093selfward
sewar85421103s_ewar_
sewars94018633s_ewars
shard96125963s__hard
sideward1345953sideward
skald104210173sk__ald
skewbald1842073skewbald
skewed145610233skew_ed
skewer13519613skewer_
skewered1634213skewered
skewers14498383skewers
skiwear1442523skiwear_
skyboards1943773skyboards
skycap1742913skyca_p
skycaps1842703skycaps
skyed13529923sky__ed
skyjack2242763skyjack
skylarked1641553skylarked
skylarks1442503skylarks
skyman1535313skyma_n
skysail1462843skysail
skysurf1742373skysurf
skywalks1742193skywalks
sowar85821343s_owar_
sowars94318013s_owars
stewards1236383stewards
stylar9358113stylar_
sunwards1236443sunwards
swards105415133s__wards
sware85828213s__ware
swarf115324653s__warf
swarm106218843s__warm
swart86234643s__wart
sword95214123s__word
toward10311063_toward
upward12147163_upward
vanward1456943vanward
vaward13498723_vaward
ward86542253___ward
yard85633253__y_ard

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 Filter1786911340270.796224486.2
2DLD Change Limit134027839.06614783.5
3Display Results83830.0302766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691839.89218064.2
 
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