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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 “beastlier” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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84 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
beastlier114420(None) 
beastie92412432beast_ie_
beasties102514652beast_ies
beastliest1244662beastliest
blastier10249492blast_ier
bristlier1144312bristlier
featlier1136452fea_tlier
ghastlier1342892ghastlier
measlier1036012meas_lier
yeastier1135392yeast_ier
baseliner1144743b_aseliner
basifier1337313b_asifier
baster85333593b_ast__er
bastile9313913b_astile_
bastiles10313353b_astiles
battier93515713b_a_ttier
battler94113383b_attl_er
beachier1538803bea_chier
beadier103513913bea__dier
beakier134012163bea__kier
beamier113411943bea__mier
beastliness1343333beastliness
beastly1277563beastl__y
beater84729393bea_t__er
beauties10229523beaut_ies
beautifier1543483beautifier
beetler938043be_etl_er
belier84423563be___lier
bestir8311163be_st_i_r
bestower13126213be_stower
blaster94017303blast__er
blastie92411393blast_ie_
blasties102113633blast_ies
boaster94616433boast__er
bramblier1543503bramblier
brashier13389933bras_hier
brasier94516753bras__ier
brassier103310533bras_sier
brattier1047663bra_ttier
brawlier13267043bra_wlier
breathier1435383brea_thier
bustier93916153b_ust_ier
bustler94012573b_ustl_er
costlier1038523_costlier
deadlier1036863dea_dlier
destrier9311823de_strier
earlier72612743_ea_rlier
earthier1137443_earthier
earthlier1244303_earthlier
easier64218463_eas__ier
easter65027983_east__er
feaster10812983feast__er
feistier1136193feist_ier
gasalier936443_gasalier
gaselier946963_gaselier
gasolier935833_gasolier
ghostlier1343343ghostlier
gristlier1044283gristlier
hastier103916623_hast_ier
healthier1544253healthier
heartier1139093heart_ier
heathier1438343hea_thier
mealier93015903mea__lier
meatier93214613mea_t_ier
nastier74115293_nast_ier
nearlier836803nea_rlier
nestler73510453ne_stl_er
nettlier864813ne_ttlier
pastier94320383_past_ier
pearlier1037323pea_rlier
peatier94017233pea_t_ier
pestier94317403pe_st_ier
tastier711817093_tast_ier
teaseler8176583teasel_er
teaseller945223teaseller
testier74015643te_st_ier
thistlier1243653thistlier
toastier846893toast_ier
vastier103613203_vast_ier
vealier102712173vea__lier
weaklier1534263wea_klier
wealthier1543263wealthier
yeastlike1672993yeastlike
zestier163010223ze_st_ier

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641846.79621871.8
3Display Results84840.0302800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691847.26624592.8
 
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