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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 “bookworm” 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.

39 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
bookworm194454(None) 
bookworms2044081bookworms
hookworm2044131hookworm
bloodworm1743092bloodworm
bollworm1544812bollworm
booklore1445002booklore
hookworms2143782hookworms
rootworm1344812rootworm
woodworm1745282woodworm
bagworm1566353b_agworm
beworm1339993b__eworm
bloodworms1852753bloodworms
bloodwort1544273bloodwort
bodywork2143973bodywork
bollworms1643863bollworms
booker124719193book_er_
bookers134016613book_ers
booklores1545073booklores
bookmark1543343bookmark
bookoo1248343book_o_o
bookoos1337503book_oos
bookstore1544143bookstore
budworm1545273b_udworm
cookware1744723cookware
footwork1845813footwork
footworn1445163footworn
glowworm1743023glowworm
hornworm1645253hornworm
lobworm1445253_lobworm
moonwort1367813moonwort
moorwort1346503moorwort
muckworm2143173muckworm
rockwork1644993rockwork
rootworms1444023rootworms
silkworm1743583silkworm
slowworm1663503slowworm
woodwork1955933woodwork
woodworms1854623woodworms
woolwork1854693woolwork

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162396.29623215.1
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691396.73226543.5
 
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