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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 “budworm” 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.

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
budworm154527(None) 
budworms1644321budworms
bagworm1566352bagworm
beworm1339992b_eworm
cutworm14186352cutworm
lugworm1344902lugworm
ausform1245233ausform
bagworms1645213bagworms
beadwork1846033beadwork
bedroom1247083bedroom
bedsore1057803bedsore
bedward1497473bedward
bedwarf16106463bedwarf
beswarm1445783beswarm
beworms1437933b_eworms
biform1368123b_iform
blindworm1742423blindworm
bloodworm1743093bloodworm
bodywork2143973bodywork
bollworm1544813bollworm
bookworm1944543bookworm
budder104314813budder_
budders113812103budders
budger104617713budger_
budgers114314923budgers
buhlwork2073523buhlwork
bulwark1645213bulwark
busywork2043843busywork
buxom1647153bu_xo_m
buzzword2242183buzzword
byword1535053b_yword
bywork1834863b_ywork
cutwork16176823cutwork
cutworms15184983cutworms
deworm1249533_deworm
dorm76834633__d_orm
earworm1238743earworm
eelworm1245523eelworm
grubworm1642473grubworm
lobworm1445253lobworm
lugworms1443893lugworms
lungworm1443853lungworm
madwort13611363madwort
muckworm2143173muckworm
mudroom1244953mudroom
mugwort1346753mugwort
outwore101912693outwore
outwork141710353outwork
outworn101610753outworn
pinworm1467183pinworm
roundworm1543113roundworm
sandworm1446343sandworm
studwork1643693studwork
sudor6312623sud_or_
sudors7311103sud_ors
tubeworm1544213tubeworm
unworn93411333_unworn
waxworm2264573waxworm
webworm1744313webworm
woodworm1745283woodworm
worm96129493___worm

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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit134027615.81323056.4
3Display Results61610.0163812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691616.24928595.1
 
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