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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 “windbags” 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.

60 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
windbags154452(None) 
windbag1444121windbag_
handbags15116362handbags
sandbags1296372sandbags
windage1237932wind_age
windages1338262wind_ages
windings13329972windings
windlass12266082windlass
windways1845042windways
airbags1036293ai_rbags
bindings123810473bindings
dingbats1245013dingbats
dirtbags1242703dirtbags
feedbags1592733feedbags
findings13328443findings
handbag1495863handbag_
indabas1045853_indabas
kitbags1443883ki_tbags
minibars1296553minibars
qindars17267423qind_ars
sandbag11106243sandbag_
sandbars11108783sandbars
wigwags1543293wi_gwags
wildcats1444173wildcats
wildings13287933wildings
windable14159153windable
windbell1443083windbell
windbells1542873windbells
windblast1543903windblast
windblasts1652853windblasts
windbreaks2052023windbreaks
windburn1442733windburn
windburns1542213windburns
winders113721263wind_ers
windfall1544203windfall
windfalls1643723windfalls
windflaws1942403windflaws
windgall1343853windgall
windgalls1443133windgalls
windigo12415953wind_igo
windigos13484903windigos
winding123517913winding_
windles113518493wind_les
windless123310863windless
windlings14236723windlings
windows1447743wind_ows
windrows1546163windrows
winds95425603wind___s
windups1334783wind_ups
windward1665513windward
windwards1764513windwards
windway1745153windwa_y
winesaps1364553winesaps
wingback2044403wingback
wingbacks2144063wingbacks
wingbows1743983wingbows
wingdings1543683wingdings
wings95727243win___gs
winnings12327583winnings
workbags1843013workbags

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162607.22020244.0
3Display Results60600.0302000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691607.67023297.4
 
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