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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 “bollworms” 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
bollworms164386(None) 
bollworm1544811bollworm_
bellworts1445372bellworts
bookworms2044082bookworms
bagworms1645213b_agworms
ballrooms1344143ballrooms
bellwort1348773bellwor_t
beworms1437933b__eworms
bloodworms1852753bloodworms
bodyworks2243823bodyworks
bollards11339153boll_ards
bollocks1636503boll_ocks
bolloxes1736833boll_oxes
bookworm1944543bookworm_
budworms1644323b_udworms
buhlworks2163183buhlworks
bullhorns1443963bullhorns
coleworts1445863coleworts
coliforms1644223coliforms
eelworms1344563_eelworms
glowworms1862643glowworms
hookworms2143783hookworms
hornworms1744423hornworms
lobworms1544483lo_bworms
mealworms1644443mealworms
millworks1845093millworks
rootworms1444023rootworms
silkworms1843153silkworms
slowworms1763033slowworms
woodworms1854623woodworms
woolworks1954393woolworks

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641317.33020278.4
3Display Results31310.0301033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691317.79622920.9
 
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