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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 “bestowers” 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.

85 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
bestowers1413532(None) 
bestower13126201bestower_
beflowers17165822beflowers
bellowers14177622bellowers
bestowals1443222bestowals
bestowed14156612bestowe_d
bestows1248862bestow__s
estovers1136452_estovers
reshowers15145472reshowers
restorers95110112restorers
basters94930303bast__ers
beaters94925043beat__ers
beckoners1744063beckoners
bedcovers1783563bedcovers
beetlers1037393beet_lers
beflower16166273beflower_
bellower13159063bellower_
belters93819413belt__ers
bescours1245093besco_urs
besetters11136633besetters
beshivers1743713beshivers
besiegers1244043besiegers
besmokes16406363besmoke_s
besnowed14124403besnowe_d
besnows1245153besnow__s
bestirs9311133best__irs
bestow1149463bestow___
bestowal1344513bestow_al
bestowing1535803bestowing
bestrews1335603best_rews
bestrowed1585163bestrowe_d
bestrows1337043bestrow__s
betokens14324573be_tokens
betters94422093be_t_ters
bettors93312473betto__rs
bisters93922613bist__ers
blowers124313593b__lowers
borrowers1474023borrowers
bottomers1344353bottomers
bowers115523703b___owers
burrowers1483493burrowers
busters94724133bust__ers
bustiers103810053bust_iers
bustlers104210613bust_lers
buttoners1145703buttoners
cestodes1138203cestode_s
customers1344783customers
deflowers16145643deflowers
destriers1038143destriers
destroyers1443643destroyers
embowers15236453_embowers
empowers15276843_empowers
endowers1238233_endowers
esters64627733_est__ers
festers104121393fest__ers
gesturers1044283gesturers
jesters144118193jest__ers
kotowers1534313_kotowers
kowtowers1942183kowtowers
leftovers1542783leftovers
nesters74422793nest__ers
nestlers8359223nest_lers
nestors73614973nesto__rs
outtowers1244763outtowers
pesterers112510453pesterers
pesters93827093pest__ers
reflowers15125983reflowers
repowers13288533re_powers
reshower14107063reshower_
resters74130403rest__ers
restokes125213043restoke_s
restorer84813723restorer_
restores85222993restore_s
showers134612683__showers
sowers94923443__s_owers
stokers114515183__stokers
stoners74817953__stoners
stopers94217373__stopers
storers75018683__storers
stovers103713733__stovers
testers74124543test__ers
towers94423673___towers
vetoers10359473ve_to_ers
westers105221963west__ers
zesters163517293zest__ers

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit148641857.89018839.2
3Display Results85850.0302833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691858.09322079.7
 
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