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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 “allow” 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.

76 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
allow8542066(None) 
aglow94711971aglow
allod64418381allod
allot54933871allot
allows94517681allows
alloy85519971alloy
alow75328591a_low
callow114714661callow
fallow124713851fallow
hallow124818321hallow
mallow114014741mallow
sallow94315751sallow
tallow93714201tallow
wallow123913511wallow
aldol61212332aldol
algor6513052algor
all36148232all__
allay85620392allay
allee54932122allee
alley85721672alley
allods73615082allods
allots64019172allots
allowed111610082allowed
alloys94014562alloys
alls46740922all_s
ally76935642all_y
allyl85310542allyl
aloe45540192a_loe
aloof83521572aloof
also46423442also_
alto47831262alto_
altos55822952altos
arrow83414882arrow
avow107816462a_vow
azlon144312872azlon
ballon84117492ballon
ballot84624092ballot
barlow112911422barlow
bellow114213352bellow
below104617192below
billow114111222billow
blow95827192_blow
elbow10117702elbow
fallows133713972fallows
fellow123712742fellow
flow105924922_flow
follow124010352follow
gallon73715812gallon
gallop93311382gallop
gallows113513512gallows
glow85222522_glow
hallo85127552hallo_
halloa94918122halloa
halloo95118972halloo
hallos95425102hallos
hallot95426782hallot
hallows134417392hallows
hollow124212662hollow
low66051872__low
mallows123714322mallows
mellow114112222mellow
pallor8313672pallor
pillow113110572pillow
plow95923232_plow
sallows103915552sallows
sallowy13369342sallowy
shallow13388872shallow
slow77729492_slow
swallow13355752swallow
tallol63612222tallol
tallows103313742tallows
tallowy13347632tallowy
wallop113310292wallop
wallows133613532wallows
willow12369692willow
yellow12429882yellow

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800761.50035866.7
3Display Results76760.0332303.0
 (SQL Overall)178691761.84696799.0
 
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