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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 “bedward” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

155 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
bedward149747(None) 
bedwards1596391bedwards
bedwarf16106461bedwarf
beard86024962be__ard
becoward1644762becoward
bedboard14115722bedboard
bedwarfed1942352bedwarfed
bedwarfs17113582bedwarfs
beeyard1335522beeyard
beswarm1445772beswarm
beware11313712be_ware
bewared13310112be_wared
leeward1135782leeward
redware1139352redware
reward106017632re_ward
seaward1148172seaward
airward1148133airward
award97118043__award
awkward1843183awkward
backward2048103backward
badland1147653badland
bard75648863b___ard
barware12610703barware
bastard103012423bastard
bayard124411663b_ayard
bead75937923be__a_d
beadwork1846033beadwork
bear66844643be__ar_
beards94116673be__ards
bears75739043be__ars
becharm1636843becharm
becowards1743843becowards
bedamn1137813bed_amn
bedaub1146033bed_aub
bedboards15114873bedboards
bedded115114063bed_ded
bedder104215783bedder_
bedders113513383bedders
bedewed1437153bedewed
bedfast1346413bedfast
bedlam1149273bedla_m
bedlamp1464513bedlamp
bedlams1237053bedlams
bedmate1239433bedmate
bedpan1137583bedpa_n
bedpans1237173bedpans
bedrail1037253bedrail
bedrape1277693bedrape
bedraped1455813bedraped
bedrid1039943bed_rid
bedsore1057803bedsore
bedstand1244333bedstand
bedwarmer1742983bedwarmer
beeyards1444593beeyards
beggar10328223beggar_
beggared1334753beggared
beggars11378223beggars
beggary14316153beggary
begird1036823be_gird
beglad10138463begla_d
behead1239923behea_d
belaud939133be_laud
bendways1743733bendways
beswarmed1743083beswarmed
beswarms1544323beswarms
bewail1189583be_wail
bewares12313373be_wares
beweary1536223beweary
beworm1339983be_worm
bewrap13157053be_wrap
bewray14147733be_wray
bezoar1736913bezoar_
bezoars1836793bezoars
blowhard1743733blowhard
board85523003b__oard
bollard103210503bollard
bombard1437333bombard
boyard125411283b_oyard
briard94311293b_riard
budworm1545263budworm
bulwark1645213bulwark
bustard10389723bustard
buzzard1844273buzzard
byword1535053b_yword
cedar84014323ced_ar_
cedarn9408443ced_arn
cedars93312833ced_ars
cedary12419603ced_ary
coward12411673_coward
debeard1137353debeard
dewar95817733de_war_
dewars105117073de_wars
dwarf126015243__dwarf
echard1249223_echard
feedyard1642323feedyard
forward1438293forward
froward1436673froward
hayward1736413hayward
headword1645523headword
heard95222753he__ard
inward10310333_inward
jeopard1744113jeopard
keycard1743663keycard
keyword1844553keyword
landward1345823landward
leewards1244983leewards
leftward1562733leftward
leopard1045293leopard
leotard846193leotard
manward1349093manward
mediad104313713media_d
medlar93010463medlar_
medlars10259443medlars
onward1039053_onward
outward11811403outward
pedlar93311273pedlar_
pedlars103210213pedlars
pedlary13277543pedlary
petard95013803pe_tard
rearward1245783rearward
reboard10310763reboard
redbird1155263redbird
redear73515173redear_
redears82814453redears
redwares1239053redwares
redwood1236513redwood
regard85215773re_gard
reheard11309023reheard
rereward1246133rereward
retard75018933re_tard
rewards114813993re_wards
rewarm115913483re_warm
reword106321403re_word
reynard1135123reynard
seawards1237203seawards
seaware1049623seaware
selfward1543093selfward
sewar85421093se_war_
sewars94018623se_wars
sideward1345943sideward
skyward1843863skyward
steward1138053steward
sunward1137653sunward
sward94221463__sward
teaware1048143teaware
toward10311063_toward
upward12147163_upward
vanward1456943vanward
vaward13498723_vaward
ward86542253___ward
wayward1736053wayward
westward1543823westward
wetware1335793wetware
windward1665513windward
zedoary2043213zedoary

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 Filter1786911340270.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit1340271556.48320673.6
3Display Results1551550.0632460.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911556.70226662.3
 
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