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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 “whitest” 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.

30 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
whitest13371011(None) 
whites123919881whites_
whitiest14259881whitiest
chicest14209942chicest
shiest95821522shi_est
tritest7315272tritest
wattest102412152wattest
wettest10239362wettest
whiles124418012whiles_
whilst1239142whi_lst
whines125120102whines_
whiniest14298752whiniest
whist115322952whi__st
white114920302white__
whited134814082white_d
whitely16346472whitely
whiten124111922white_n
whitens13428732whitens
whiteout1445582whiteout
whiter124316392white_r
whitey154911882white_y
whiteys16396152whiteys
whities133113252whities_
whitish1635972whitish
whits115923822whit_s_
widest104517002w_idest
wisest95016442w_isest
wites85536962w_ites_
wriest94419712wri_est
writes94420332writes_

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit107671303.23333303.7
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691303.38952726.8
 
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