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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 “blithe” 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.

40 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
blithe11581086(None) 
blite76225351blit_e
blither124812171blither
lithe84922011_lithe
baith108023132baith_
bathe105822882b_athe
bite66547002b_it_e
blate75933782blat_e
blather125314202blather
blether12459912blether
blight124114622blight
blintze1833902blintze
blites84721212blites
blithely16104032blithely
blithers134711232blithers
blithest1338082blithest
blitz165318132blit_z
blitzed19336532blitzed
blitzer18447662blitzer
blitzes18408702blitzes
boite74426322boit_e
brith104924372brith_
briths115113862briths
cliche133712452cliche
clothe114712992clothe
elite56230182elit_e
flite85424962flit_e
kithe125917452_kithe
lathe85626712_lathe
lethe85717302_lethe
lite47054542_lit_e
lither94520952_lither
litho86513782_litho
litre55421462_litre
saithe94713912saithe
slither104112982slither
swithe124010682swithe
tithe85319702_tithe
withe115220232_withe
writhe125310702writhe

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit82551402.11039123.7
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691402.64267634.7
 
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