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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 “wireworm” 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.

59 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
wireworm164589(None) 
fireworm1646691fireworm
wirework1846571wirework
wireworms1745031wireworms
firework1847412firework
fireworms1745602fireworms
wireworks1946022wireworks
beworm1339993__beworm
careworn1347883careworn
caseworm1546173caseworm
deworm1249533__deworm
earworm1238743ear_worm
firearm1237203fire_arm
fireroom1346063fireroom
firestorm1444563firestorm
firewood1546303firewood
fireworks1946553fireworks
fishworm1943803fishworm
foreword15118963foreword
foreworn14108863foreworn
gapeworm1644013gapeworm
hairworm1644543hair_worm
hornworm1645253hornworm
lifework1844763lifework
mitrewort1465293mitrewort
pilewort1389133pilewort
pinworm1467183pi_nworm
piriform1555763piriform
preform1439623_preform
prewarm14479613_prewarm
prework164210913_prework
preworn124711223_preworn
reform11312723__reform
rewarm115913493__rewarm
reword106321413__reword
rewore938030163__rewore
rework136619793__rework
reworn98122203__reworn
ringworm1444673ringworm
screwworm1971883screwworm
silkworm1743583silkworm
tapeworm1545113tapeworm
timework1744803timework
timeworn1344233timeworn
tubeworm1544213tubeworm
wareroom1346523wareroom
warwork1757583war_work
warworn1357353war_worn
waveform1943563waveform
waxworm2264573w_axworm
webworm1744313w_ebworm
werewolf1743453werewolf
whipworm2142963whipworm
wifedom1643553wifedo_m
wirer85124953wire__r_
wirers94617893wire__rs
wireway1646043wirew_ay
wireways1745833wireways
woodworm1745283woodworm

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 Limit146162596.57622226.6
3Display Results59590.0331787.9
 (SQL Overall)178691597.01525472.7
 
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