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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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74 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
beltway156437(None) 
beltways1683901beltways
belay105021522bel__ay
betray111511442be_tray
jetway19105272je_tway
alway116113923_al_way
beatify1536593beatify
beeswax1942403beeswax
belady12489933bel_ady
belays114313853bel__ays
beldam11410113bel_dam
beleap10410283bel_eap
belfry1435073bel_fry
belga8313233bel_ga_
belgas9311713bel_gas
bellboy1445123bellboy
bellman1137183bellman
belly104625493bel__ly
below104617193below__
belows114614183below_s
belt65754033belt___
belted94020633belt_ed
belter84720963belt_er
belters93819413belters
belting104119133belting
belts75931163belt__s
beluga936233beluga_
belugas1035903belugas
benday123810813be_nday
bendways1743733bendways
benthal1247953benthal
bertha11429173bertha_
berthas12398763berthas
bestead10389123bestead
bestial9311643bestial
bestiary1344813bestiary
bestowal1344513bestowal
beta66234133be_t_a_
betas75528763be_t_as
betony114211583be_tony
betrays12127823be_trays
betta74916843be_tta_
bettas84913923be_ttas
bewray14147733be_wray
bikeway1944313bikeway
blowby16467513b_lowby
blowsy14579453b_lowsy
blowy134315323b_low_y
blowzy23516673b_lowzy
byway1647533b__yway
delay94820633del__ay
delta66117773delt_a_
deltas74414823delt_as
estray95713333_estray
flyway18134693_flyway
folkway2043353folkway
footway1635253footway
getaway1444013getaway
halfway1943763halfway
hallway1636173hallway
headway1745553headway
jetways2094053je_tways
keyway1943823ke_yway
leeway1255883le_eway
melty104918363melt__y
oilway1235743oil_way
partway1535923partway
peltry11288653pelt_ry
relay84424673rel__ay
rollway1344653rollway
seaway12309993se_away
tollway1344793tollway
walkway2043373walkway
wellaway1773713wellaway

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027747.12618808.2
3Display Results74740.0302466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691747.56223630.1
 
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