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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 “snobby” 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.

29 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
snobby133440(None) 
knobby1732711knobby
nobby125513461_nobby
slobby1334801slobby
snubby1344531snubby
bobby114814662_bobby
cobby145516412_cobby
dobby136013632_dobby
globby1434682globby
hobby155913732_hobby
knobbly1842872knobbly
knubby1742782knubby
lobby125113922_lobby
nobly105314402_nobly
nubby125011032_nubby
scabby1535502scabby
shabby1635802shabby
snob65825592sno_b_
snobbery15514292snobbery
snobbily1544232snobbily
snobs74716152sno_bs
snoopy11449472snoopy
snooty94211512snooty
snoozy18517232snoozy
snotty9489202snotty
snouty9419952snouty
snowy115011562sno_wy
stubby1345042stubby
swabby1634352swabby

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit82551294.84317045.4
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691294.98535845.7
 
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