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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 “dryest” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

43 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
dryest10481112(None) 
drest65530341dr_est
driest74722751driest
wryest12429111wryest
arrest63722632arrest
coyest11316052coyest
crest74632692cr_est
darkest122512622darkest
detest74122842detest
devest104418702devest
digest84019622digest
direst75024242direst
divest106820072divest
doest65829522d_oest
drees65628522drees_
dress65319832dr_ess
dries64733672dries_
dryer95111462drye_r
dryers10449272dryers
dryish1336322dryish
drylot1037402drylot
dryness11114782dryness
drys86314802dry_s_
dyes85331892d_yes_
feyest12311402feyest
freest95318282freest
gayest104314332gayest
grayest11489362grayest
greyest11348342greyest
mayest114614792mayest
prest75736352pr_est
priest84125422priest
reest54938092_reest
rest46459842_r_est
ryes75529352_ryes_
sayest94217742sayest
shyest125511832shyest
slyest93811362slyest
spryest12247812spryest
truest64816192truest
tryst84716222try_st
wrest84925432wr_est
wriest94419712wriest

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551432.37334787.6
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691432.73265406.7
 
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