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

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

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

28 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
wast7565585(None) 
bast66362411bast
cast67159901cast
east46659101east
fast77052311fast
gast56052561gast
hast76259481hast
last46260321last
mast65959951mast
oast47156321oast
past65959011past
vast75045121vast
waft106139001waft
waist86132381waist
wait75553691wait
want76156161want
wart77866081wart
was68767561was_
wash106033811wash
wasp95626851wasp
waste86125051waste
wasts87433671wasts
wat67378921wa_t
wats77555881wats
watt75545411watt
west75748081west
wist78049291wist
wost76544361wost

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0762351197.4
2DLD Change Limit13983280.28049939.3
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691280.356501941.0