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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 “towheads” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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82 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
towheads154481(None) 
bowheads1745371bowheads
towhead1435221towhead_
bowhead1636432bowhead_
coheads13289232co_heads
cowherds1735422cowherds
godheads1443982godheads
hopheads17276602hopheads
hotheads15318012hotheads
plowheads1842562plowheads
potheads14298542potheads
toolheads1343672toolheads
towheaded1742822towheaded
towhees13277792towhe_es
airheads1246133airheads
arrowheads1751463arrowheads
beheads1338523_beheads
bigheads15145653bigheads
boheas114013213bo_hea_s
boltheads1545123boltheads
boneheads1545203boneheads
catheads1438123catheads
cohead123811123co_head_
cokeheads1944473cokeheads
coleads102911423co_leads
cowhands1765263cowhands
cowherbs1833543cowherbs
cowherd1636953cowherd_
cowpeas1437273cowpea_s
cowsheds1734743cowshe_ds
dopeheads1644143dopeheads
dropheads1643873dropheads
eggheads1442923eggheads
fatheads1536763fatheads
foreheads1647033foreheads
godhead1334763godhead_
heads95127113___heads
hogsheads1773663hogsheads
hophead16337923hophead_
hothead14349293hothead_
jarheads1944793jarheads
jugheads2042923jugheads
longheads1444233longheads
lowliheads1751423lowliheads
nowheres1437513nowheres
oreads73915773_o_reads
pinheads14336243pinheads
pitheads14338143pitheads
plowhead1742803plowhead_
pothead133810393pothead_
redheads1336173redheads
sapheads1466083sapheads
softheads1644553softheads
soreheads1346073soreheads
sowbreads1542853sowbreads
subheads1496533subheads
threads11419953t_hreads
toads65621073to___ads
tochers123413093toche_rs
toeas55726423to__ea_s
toeholds1245093toeholds
tonneaus853913tonneaus
toolhead1244353toolhead_
tophes115218423tophe__s
toshes94520103toshe__s
touchpads1742523touchpads
towards1138783tow_ards
towaways1743633towaways
towboats1395333towboats
towed95134583tow_e_d_
towels94314643tow_e_ls
towers94423673tow_e_rs
towhee122613883towhe__e
towies93521193towie__s
towmonds1493493towmonds
townees10269783towne_es
treads74817923t__reads
tweaks1335963t_w_eaks
tweeds10498433t_w_eeds
warheads1545853warheads
wheals124512523__wheals
wheats125013223__wheats

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 Filter1786911461620.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit146162827.43619656.0
3Display Results82820.0302733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691827.96622431.7
 
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