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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 “bulwarks” 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.

53 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
bulwarks174413(None) 
bulwark1645211bulwark_
buhlworks2163182buhlworks
bulwarked1942442bulwarked
ballparks1743203ballparks
barks115735813b___arks
barwares13610093barwares
bedwards1596393bedwards
bedwarfs17113583bedwarfs
beswarms1544323beswarms
bewares12313373b_ewares
blacks144914953b_l_acks
blanks124112893b_l_anks
blares85021633b_l_ares
bleaks125112433b_lea_ks
blears85116453b_lear_s
bollards11339153bollards
budworms1644323budworms
buhlwork2073523buhlwork_
bulbar1039583bulbar__
bulgers105215143bulger_s
bulgurs10397113bulgur_s
bulkages1535273bulkages
bulks115920613bul___ks
bullaces12299433bullaces
bullocks1636293bullocks
bulwarking2042553bulwarking
bursars94510893bursar_s
busbars1138153busbar_s
bustards11308513bustards
busyworks2143373busyworks
buybacks2144783buybacks
buzzards1943613buzzards
byworks1944543b_yworks
cutworks17166003cutworks
dullards1045493dullards
fulmars1246423fulmar_s
futharks1843783futharks
kulaks976113kul_a_ks
larks95227813__l_arks
mudlarks1542883mudlarks
outbarks1437833outbarks
outwalks1535993outwalks
outwards1299123outwards
outwars10912793outwar_s
outworks15148973outworks
pugmarks1742533pugmarks
pulsars9358913pulsar_s
quarks193810913qu__arks
sunwards1236443sunwards
upwards13135963_upwards
vulgars11306533vulgar_s
warks127932403___warks

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162536.59322169.3
3Display Results53530.0163312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691537.03225411.1
 
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