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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 “buffs” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

132 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
buffs13551951(None) 
baffs134718051baffs
biffs134814411biffs
bluffs14388371bluffs
boffs134915501boffs
buff125229861buff_
buffi136112201buffi
buffo135112181buffo
buffos14447851buffos
buffy165013371buffy
bumfs125414051bumfs
cuffs135017491cuffs
duffs125216621duffs
guffs124414821guffs
huffs144514741huffs
luffs114516281luffs
muffs134114211muffs
puffs134114931puffs
ruffs114516741ruffs
tuffs115118261tuffs
baff124632272baff_
baffy165511922baffy
barfs104826002barfs
beefs105618562beefs
biff125026892biff_
biffy164711132biffy
blaffs14426622blaffs
bluff134413832bluff_
boff124727332boff_
boffo136010372boffo
boffos14568192boffos
bouffe14438312bouffe
bouffes15388632bouffes
bubs86235502bu_bs
bubus95115452bubus
bucks134824292bucks
buds75235172bu_ds
buffed154313142buffed
buffer144512682buffer
buffers153310792buffers
buffest15298642buffest
buffet143113782buffet
buffets15317592buffets
bugs76035912bu_gs
buhls105111802buhls
buhrs104811242buhrs
bulbs96016932bulbs
bulks115920612bulks
bulls75629572bulls
bumf116126512bumf_
bumps115921142bumps
bums85934592bu_ms
bunas75126572bunas
bunds85523542bunds
bungs85323862bungs
bunks115125082bunks
bunns74718292bunns
buns66243722bu_ns
bunts75729802bunts
buoys104810632buoys
buras74736302buras
burbs95423492burbs
burds84626062burds
burgs84924092burgs
burls74228852burls
burns74926772burns
burps94220172burps
burrs74925652burrs
burs65847422bu_rs
bus56950972bu__s
buses75936012buses
busks115521372busks
buss65134912bu_ss
busts75227692busts
butes714535872butes
buts67247692bu_ts
butts75824252butts
buyoffs1842432buyoffs
buys95726792bu_ys
caffs135417372caffs
chuffs17427782chuffs
coffs134916302coffs
cuff125327992cuff_
cuifs104814692cuifs
curfs105122142curfs
daffs125116422daffs
diffs126315482diffs
doffs125614332doffs
duff114326642duff_
dufus94010812dufus
effs105114032_effs
fluffs11347782fluffs
gaffs124914652gaffs
gruffs13337452gruffs
guff114624932guff_
gulfs94915302gulfs
huff135623842huff_
huffy174810232huffy
jiffs185710312jiffs
kufis1249252kufis
luff104426702luff_
luffa11409022luffa
luffas12337482luffas
miffs134512882miffs
muff124723862muff_
naffs116213962naffs
offs107117012_offs
pouffs14418122pouffs
puff125525432puff_
puffy164410752puffy
quaffs21125692quaffs
quiffs21135432quiffs
raffs115017522raffs
rebuffs1533402rebuffs
riffs115114612riffs
ruff105127652ruff_
ruffe114713812ruffe
ruffes124112422ruffes
scuffs14419052scuffs
sluffs12349582sluffs
snuffs12358532snuffs
stuffs123810222stuffs
surfs85022542surfs
teffs115111732teffs
tiffs114414882tiffs
toffs116016722toffs
tufas85314382tufas
tuff104528522tuff_
tufts85713272tufts
turfs84620442turfs
waffs146315472waffs
yaffs145311122yaffs

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 Limit538001321.50035866.7
3Display Results1321320.0304400.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911321.84396956.6
 
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