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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 “clews” 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.

138 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
clews10551633(None) 
chews135418511chews
claws106020831claws
clefs106616241clefs
clew95520571clew_
crews105917501crews
flews115316441flews
plews105415351plews
slews86220351slews
alecs76620732alecs
alefs87319662alefs
ales47067102ale_s
blaws105620462blaws
blebs96416152blebs
bless75917812bless
blets75324942blets
blew94722432blew_
blows105423832blows
brews105617072brews
caws96036112c_aws
cees65941592c_ees
celebs1037882celebs
cells75428062cells
cels65534972c_els
celts75325782celts
ceps86125952c_eps
cess65326052c_ess
chaws135022462chaws
chefs136214662chefs
chess105016922chess
chew126622132chew_
chewy165011902chewy
chows135618202chows
clads85722732clads
clags85621122clags
clams95127672clams
clans75031012clans
claps95626182claps
class75525482class
claw95624342claw_
clays105521332clays
clean75420412clean
cleans85817052cleans
clear76219052clear
clears84116562clears
cleat76335062cleat
cleats84919312cleats
cleek115514912cleek
cleeks125010542cleeks
clef97028182cle_f
cleft106222852cleft
clefts114610162clefts
clepe94617382clepe
clepes104214622clepes
clept95725772clept
clerk115812452clerk
clerks12458842clerks
clevis1158962clevis
clewed1225113202clewed
clips96018302clips
clods85320862clods
clogs85519552clogs
clons75228132clons
clops95924852clops
clots75627642clots
clown105214732clown
clowns114810112clowns
cloys104916942cloys
clubs95415102clubs
clues74623032clues
coeds85920162coeds
coles76055062cole_s
coleus86818272coleus
cows97046642c_ows
craws105723122craws
creds85418772creds
cress75022832cress
crew96122682crew_
crows105727312crows
cues65438982cue_s
culets85518512culets
curlews12387392curlews
dews86230602_dews
flaws115920342flaws
fleas86423662fleas
flees85828752flees
flew105824252flew_
fleys117015602fleys
flows115822362flows
gleds75417892gleds
glees65027592glees
glens66519852glens
gleys96514852gleys
glows95518032glows
hews105631572_hews
ileus54616892ileus
jews145822082_jews
laws76441682_laws
leas45954182_leas
lees45455882_lees
legs56133692_legs
leis45739602_leis
leks85427602_leks
lens46146492_lens
les35663072_le_s
less45635102_less
lets47147942_lets
lewd85716592_lewd
lewis85315842_lewis
leys76430182_leys
lows75843012_lows
mews96629332_mews
news76127372_news
oleos55419682oleos
oles46453472ole_s
pews95731532_pews
pleas75627032pleas
plebs95814582plebs
plew97222812plew_
plows105419902plows
screws115513892screws
sews75836022_sews
shews115924712shews
skews125413802skews
slaws85222712slaws
sleds64418852sleds
slew76228232slew_
slows85323462slows
smews104612292smews
spews105015922spews
stews85519142stews
tews76431642_tews
thews117416192thews
trews86118892trews
views11489642views
whews145114492whews
yews105323962_yews
ylems1039262ylems

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 Filter178691538000.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit538001381.54634799.5
3Display Results1381380.0334181.8
 (SQL Overall)1786911381.90593801.0
 
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