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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 “bellwort” 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.

41 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
bellwort134877(None) 
bellworts1445371bellworts
bollworm1544802bollworm
felwort13410572fe_lwort
awlwort1356353_awlwort
ballot84624093ball_o_t
beadwork1846033beadwork
belabor1136293belabor_
belabors1236403belabors
bellbird1343823bellbird
bellboy1445123bellbo_y
bellboys1544523bellboys
bellhop1445053bellho_p
bellhops1544873bellhops
bellow114213353bell_o_w
bellowed14158603bellowed
bellower13159063bellower
bellowers14177623bellowers
bellows124313303bell_ows
beworm1339983be__worm
blowout1248403b_lowout
bollworms1643863bollworms
buhlwork2073523buhlwork
bullhorn1344463bullhorn
bullpout1245783bullpout
colewort13410613colewort
eelworm1245513_eelworm
felworts1445953fe_lworts
fleawort1447013fleawort
heliport13117803heliport
leadwort1247473leadwort
mealworm1544613mealworm
milkwort1745493milkwort
millwork1745523millwork
pilewort1389123pilewort
quillwort2152963quillwort
saltwort1148593saltwort
sellout7313583sell_out
shellwork1943243shellwork
teleport1048643teleport
wellborn1343383wellborn

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162416.86021306.4
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691417.02925422.0
 
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