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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 “bower” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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223 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
bower10732818(None) 
blower115316571blower
boner75133081boner
borer75131271borer
bowed114533421bowed
bowel105621201bowel
bowers115523701bowers
bowery146012111bowery
bowler114217311bowler
bowyer14368921bowyer
boxer145016521boxer
cower104531771cower
dower95027701dower
lower85830411lower
mower104523451mower
power105325951power
rower85430491rower
sower85229311sower
tower85729201tower
vower115220791vower
avower1236822avower
baker115629542baker
baler75635272baler
barer74535802barer
baser74828922baser
bawler114315052bawler
beer65635992b_eer
bider85728372bider
bier65531832b_ier
biker116022562biker
biner75930692biner
biter75030032biter
blowed125016692blowed
blowers124313592blowers
blowier1248942blowier
bluer74918492bluer
boar66134292bo_ar
boater84622092boater
bobber95016742bobber
bode75838752bode_
boded95124962boded
bodes84935102bodes
bogey115220232bogey
bohea105013732bohea
boiler84319272boiler
bolar75123472bolar
bolder94820932bolder
bole66448692bole_
bolero8412092bolero
boles75448602boles
bolter83920752bolter
bomber125014652bomber
bonder95324782bonder
bone65949322bone_
boned85133242boned
boners84825432boners
bones76446532bones
boney105227312boney
bonier84321992bonier
bonzer175313672bonzer
booed85127272booed
booger94816552booger
booker124719192booker
boomer104618512boomer
boor66130682bo_or
boozer174815962boozer
bopper123813832bopper
border94419972border
bore66051332bore_
bored85034302bored
borers85122682borers
bores76448252bores
bosker123813652bosker
botel75121862botel
bother115218062bother
bow87051902bow__
bowels114315592bowels
bowered133113042bowered
bowl96827702bow_l
bowlder13407482bowlder
bowled125018142bowled
bowleg12369182bowleg
bowlers123715782bowlers
bowls106121432bowls
bowmen1399852bowmen
bows96242862bow_s
bowse105420632bowse
bowsed125715972bowsed
bowses115718862bowses
bowyers15438732bowyers
boxed154318612boxed
boxers155013482boxers
boxes145625072boxes
boxier154311742boxier
boyar106013762boyar
brawer114216332brawer
brewer114812552brewer
brier74527402brier
broker124314242broker
browed125216392browed
browner124911642browner
browser124911142browser
buyer105013092buyer
coder86134222coder
comer95832692comer
cooer74831012cooer
coper95336092coper
corer75538872corer
cover105430772cover
cowed115637852cowed
cowers114625532cowers
cowier113616162cowier
coyer105222842coyer
crower114117562crower
doer57734702do_er
doper86128392doper
doser66228562doser
doter65428622doter
dowed104632612dowed
dowel95618192dowel
dowers104523292dowers
dowery134311662dowery
downer104414922downer
dowser104716082dowser
dozer158419272dozer
embower14267402embower
ewer77523982_ewer
fewer115216122fewer
flower124815502flower
fowler123712582fowler
foyer116416552foyer
glower105114932glower
goer56827102go_er
gofer94814282gofer
gomer85220652gomer
goner66025162goner
grower104614932grower
hewer115719932hewer
hoer76533982ho_er
homer105828452homer
honer85332092honer
hoper105829142hoper
hoser811529762hoser
hover115524132hover
howe106734102howe_
howes114730262howes
howler123514312howler
imbower14235662imbower
joker165715892joker
jowar155211432jowar
jowed164724422jowed
knower1337082knower
loner55431042loner
loper75129232loper
loser54728672loser
lover85526452lover
lowe75435312lowe_
lowed95233902lowed
lowers94624922lowers
lowery124112712lowery
lowes85732462lowes
moper94925922moper
mover104220862mover
mowed113629012mowed
mowers113219402mowers
newer85717462newer
noter55025642noter
omer67028392_omer
over77227342_over
owe67041032_owe_
owed86833872_owed
owes75137102_owes
owner84613312_owner
oyer75927652_oyer
pawer104422972pawer
plower114315062plower
poker115122882poker
poler74431792poler
poser75128772poser
powder123611902powder
powers113822322powers
powter114116032powter
prower114218122prower
rawer84623732rawer
roger64521412roger
roper75431912roper
rover85527372rover
rowed94034322rowed
rowel84721412rowel
rowen84921152rowen
rowers94924572rowers
sawer85026212sawer
sewer84426222sewer
shower124315112shower
slower94016152slower
sober74822412sober
sorer56236592sorer
sowar85821342sowar
sowed94933862sowed
sowers94923442sowers
tawer85223442tawer
toker95924912toker
toner55336242toner
toper75231022toper
toter55932132toter
towed95134582towed
towel84920522towel
towers94423672towers
towery124012092towery
toyer84521552toyer
vomer105517382vomer
voter85121052voter
vowed124424572vowed
vowel115515012vowel
vowers124317182vowers
wooer84316692wooer
wowed124023772wowed
wowser125110202wowser
yowe106728742yowe_
yowed1253025182yowed
yowes114926372yowes
yowler123310042yowler
zoner144520342zoner

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538002231.47036598.6
3Display Results2232230.0603716.7
 (SQL Overall)1786912231.84396956.6
 
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