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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 “windwards” 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.

34 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
windwards176451(None) 
windward1665511windward_
inwards1138342_in_wards
landwards1445502landwards
wildcards1643042wildcards
windways1845042windwa_ys
bedwards1596393_bedwards
bindweeds1642863bindweeds
inboards1145843_inboards
innards837153_in_nards
inward10310333_in_ward_
landward1345823landward_
manwards1447613man_wards
misawards1563793misawards
onwards1137173_on_wards
qindars17267423qind_ar_s
sidewards1445053sidewards
sunwards1236443sun_wards
tinwares1137913tin_wares
vineyards1643223vineyards
westwards1643393westwards
wildcard1543643wildcard_
wildlands1443273wildlands
wildwoods1743453wildwoods
windages1338263wind_ages
windbags1544523windba_gs
windburns1542213windburns
winders113721263wind_er_s
windfalls1643723windfalls
windgalls1443133windgalls
windlass12266083windla_ss
windsurfs1641913windsurfs
windway1745153windwa__y
wizards20326403wi__zards

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 Filter1786911486410.190940478.9
2DLD Change Limit148641347.15620771.5
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.35924282.0
 
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