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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbest” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
best6635532(None) 
bast66362411bast
beast76338641beast
beat66168301beat
beet66457541beet
belt65754031belt
bent67759911bent
bes56557431bes_
beset76739131beset
besot76429711besot
bests75932611bests
bet58376671be_t
bets67051441bets
blest76431721blest
bust65947781bust
fest74949441fest
gest56149131gest
hest75950771hest
jest116738501jest
lest46956321lest
nest45548731nest
pest65555291pest
rest46459841rest
test48651621test
vest75743601vest
west75748081west
zest136035701zest

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit13983270.25055932.0
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691270.329543133.7