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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 “bashfully” 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.

40 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
bashfully204384(None) 
balefully1744502balefully
banefully1744772banefully
bashful1556552bashfu_l_
boastfully1853312boastfully
easefully1544722easefully
wishfully2143442wishfully
aimfully1644063_aimfully
artfully1445403_artfully
ashfall1343943_ashfall_
ashfalls1443433_ashfalls
awfully1644003_a_wfully
basally1237963bas__ally
basically1648033basically
blamefully2052973blamefully
blissfully1852093blissfully
brimfully1943283brimfully
carefully1745083carefully
faithfully2252803faithfully
fatefully1844753fatefully
gainfully1643933gainfully
ghastfully2052933ghastfully
harmfully2043333harmfully
hatefully1844773hatefully
lawfully1743503la_wfully
lustfully1543793lustfully
manfully1645653ma_nfully
painfully1744183painfully
restfully1545553restfully
ruthfully1843643ruthfully
tactfully1744343tactfully
tastefully1653483tastefully
usefully1444593_usefully
wailfully1843163wailfully
wakefully2243483wakefully
wastefully1943433wastefully
watchfully2452423watchfully
wistfully1844213wistfully
wrathfully2253033wrathfully
zestfully2443913zestfully

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641406.01624707.6
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691406.46627635.5
 
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