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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 “waxworms” 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.

54 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
waxworms239367(None) 
waxworks25114721waxworks
waxworm2264571waxworm_
bagworms1645212bagworms
earworms1346782earworms
warworks1877062warworks
waxwork24104882waxwor_k
webworms1843762webworms
awlworts1443593awlworts
axioms15408053_axio_ms
bagworm1566353bagworm_
beworms1437933_beworms
budworms1644323budworms
caseworms1645073caseworms
clamworms1843753clamworms
cutworms15184983cutworms
dayworks1945563dayworks
deworms1338033_deworms
earworm1238743earworm_
eelworms1344563eelworms
fanworts1446103fanworts
flatworms1743963flatworms
gapeworms1743383gapeworms
gasworks1645943gasworks
hairworms1743973hairworms
leafworms1753613leafworms
lobworms1544483lobworms
lugworms1443893lugworms
madworts1456173madworts
mealworms1644443mealworms
pinworms15115783pinworms
ragworts12125803ragworts
sandworms1545653sandworms
saxhorns1843833saxhorns
spanworms1643743spanworms
tapeworms1644243tapeworms
warlords1245303warlords
warms107726853wa___rms
warwork1757583warwor_k
warworn1357353warwor_n
waveforms2042403waveforms
waxers164014303wax_er_s
waxweeds2242153waxweeds
waxwings2232953waxwings
waxworker2642133waxworker
waxworkers2752003waxworkers
wayworn1675293waywor_n
webworks2044663webworks
webworm1744313webworm_
wheatworms2151873wheatworms
whipworms2242733whipworms
wireworms1745033wireworms
woodworms1854623woodworms
worms105320763___worms

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162546.78021557.8
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691547.20224811.3
 
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