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

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
bestir831116(None) 
bestirs9311131bestirs
astir55517092_astir
baster85333592baster
beastie92412432beastie
beater84729392beater
belter84720962belter
best66355322best__
bested94922762bested
bestial9311642bestial
bestiary1344812bestiary
besting104923922besting
bestow1149462bestow
bestrid1039972bestrid
bests75932612best_s
bestud9439302bestud
better84723702better
bettor83612222bettor
bister84922762bister
buster84726492buster
bustic101012692bustic
bustier93916152bustier
cesti75217422cesti_
ester54727712_ester
fester94723512fester
gestic9312772gestic
jester134319152jester
nester64124182nester
nestor63713422nestor
pester84827592pester
pestier94317402pestier
rester63832432rester
stir45723252__stir
tester64227152tester
testier74015642testier
testis64916712testis
upstir835382upstir
wester94222892wester
yester93417982yester
zester153617792zester
zestier163010222zestier

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.593301333.9
2DLD Change Limit82551414.29619215.8
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691414.90536430.4
 
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