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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 “bawlers” 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.

97 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
bawlers12441273(None) 
bailers94221351bailers
balers85626931ba_lers
ballers94421011ballers
bawler114315051bawler_
bowlers123715781bowlers
brawlers13408641brawlers
awless939262_awless
babblers113510352babblers
backers153821882backers
badgers114812652badgers
bafflers16356592bafflers
baggers113915692baggers
bailees93914382bailees
bailer85425252bailer_
baileys12388932baileys
bailors93212412bailors
baiters94619302baiters
bakers125323452ba_kers
baler75635272ba_ler_
bales76250082ba_le_s
balkers134915722balkers
baller83825202baller_
ballets93719512ballets
banders104324562banders
bangers104020352bangers
bankers133919092bankers
banners94018712banners
banters94623112banters
barbers114317502barbers
barkers134318512barkers
barless94317002barless
barleys125011842barleys
barters94223032barters
bashers124820832bashers
basters94930302basters
bathers124720362bathers
batters94626012batters
battlers104110972battlers
bawbees14337242bawbees
bawled124415692bawle_d
bawls105719322bawl__s
billers94720832billers
birlers93813002birlers
boilers93417062boilers
bowers115523702bow_ers
bowlders14306492bowlders
bowlegs13366822bowlegs
bowler114217312bowler_
bowless123310312bowless
bowyers15438732bowyers
brawler124310232brawler_
buglers105115322buglers
burlers94120272burlers
butlers94518052butlers
cablers114416712cablers
callers94221962callers
crawlers13309012crawlers
dawdlers13375672dawdlers
drawlers12307312drawlers
fablers124812612fablers
fallers103917992fallers
fawners13388492fawners
fowlers133411202fowlers
gaolers83511562gaolers
gawkers15347452gawkers
gawpers13448312gawpers
hailers104017262hailers
halers94926912ha_lers
haulers104012442haulers
hawkers174210332hawkers
hawsers13409482hawsers
howlers133312352howlers
jailers144114042jailers
jawless1745652jawless
ladlers84613572ladlers
lawless1037032lawless
lawyers13377152lawyers
mailers94420332mailers
maulers94213302maulers
mewlers12288982mewlers
nailers73215892nailers
pawers114818782paw_ers
pawners124311072pawners
railers74420662railers
sailers73822322sailers
sawers94620162saw_ers
sawyers13317532sawyers
tailers73720182tailers
talers64628142ta_lers
tawers94118602taw_ers
trawlers113310202trawlers
wailers103916802wailers
walers94824462wa_lers
yawners13367182yawners
yawpers15346852yawpers
yowlers13328922yowlers

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671973.45031209.0
3Display Results97970.0332939.4
 (SQL Overall)178691973.84346497.8
 
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