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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 “bollworm” 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.

31 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
bollworm154480(None) 
bollworms1643841bollworms
bellwort1348772bellwort
bookworm1944532bookworm
bagworm1566343b_agworm
ballroom1245023ballroom
bellworts1445363bellworts
beworm1339983b__eworm
bloodworm1743083bloodworm
bodywork2143973bodywork
bollard103210503boll_ard
bollox1548743boll_o_x
bookworms2044073bookworms
budworm1545263b_udworm
buhlwork2073523buhlwork
bullhorn1344453bullhorn
colewort13410613colewort
coliform1545553coliform
eelworm1245513_eelworm
glowworm1743003glowworm
hookworm2044123hookworm
hornworm1645243hornworm
lobworm1445243lo_bworm
mealworm1544613mealworm
millwork1745513millwork
rootworm1344803rootworm
silkworm1743563silkworm
slowworm1663473slowworm
toilworn1143573toilworn
woodworm1745273woodworm
woolwork1854693woolwork

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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162318.65616885.6
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691318.84220209.3
 
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