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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 “bluest” 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.

61 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
bluest8401648(None) 
blest76431721bl_est
blues75127041blues_
bluesy11448981bluesy
bluet75631191blue_t
bluets87215491bluets
ablest84721832abl_est
abluent939622abluent
baldest102313532baldest
barest85327692barest
basest84720492basest
behest11314612behest
bequest1837822bequest
best66355322b__est
blast76532572bl_ast
bleat75737002bl_eat
blent76230952bl_ent
bless75917812bl_ess
blet66247672bl_e_t
blets75324942bl_ets
blubs95818152blubs_
blue65328462blue__
blued84520322blue_d
blueish1236482blueish
bluely113310082bluely
bluer74918492blue_r
bluestem1243222bluestem
bluey104817052blue_y
blueys11419522blueys
bluffest1664642bluffest
bluish1159242bluish
blumes105917792blumes_
blunt75525022blu_nt
bluntest1036552bluntest
blunts84512892blunts
blurs74619082blurs_
blurt77625622blu_rt
blurts84412642blurts
blush105115312blu_sh
boldest102613062boldest
burst75332242b_urst
bust65947782b_u_st
clues74623032clues_
eldest72912682eldest
eluent6315482eluent
fliest94718432fliest
fluent9313932fluent
flues84626922flues_
glues65125682glues_
gluiest839772gluiest
guest65225922_guest
illest63615722illest
lest46956322_l_est
lues45943552_lues_
lust47442602_lu_st
oldest72114092oldest
quest144121322_quest
sliest66621952sliest
slues54527172slues_
slyest93811362slyest
truest64816192truest

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551612.18637763.5
3Display Results61610.0163812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691612.54570212.6
 
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