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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 “worldlier” 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.

33 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
worldlier134216(None) 
lordlier935362lor_dlier
unworldlier1551172unworldlier
woollier1155432wool_lier
wordier112511212wor_d_ier
worldliest1442642worldliest
worldling1442892worldling
worldview195692worldview
childlier1543093childlier
collier93618153co_l_lier
godlier938893go__dlier
goodlier1035793go_odlier
jollier142911003jo_l_lier
loudlier934953lo_udlier
moldier103110033mo_ld_ier
mouldier1154963mould_ier
portlier1038373por_tlier
soldier82812153so_ld_ier
wieldier1234283wield_ier
wobblier15325203wo_bblier
womanlier1443323womanlier
woodier113912063wo_od_ier
woodsier1245473wo_odsier
woolier103612353wo__olier
woollies1147413wool_lies
worldliness1542493worldliness
worldlings1541923worldlings
worldly1433993worldl__y
worldviews205693worldviews
worldwide1751333worldwide
wormier12278763wor__mier
worrier102311683wor__rier
worthier1436713wor_thier

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641336.56322648.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.01525472.7
 
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