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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 “feisty” 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.

37 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
feisty1244929(None) 
feist86230071feist_
feists94915311feists
deist64633592deist_
deists74916432deists
deity94316772dei_ty
fealty122910222fealty
feast85932722feast_
feasts95116092feasts
feint84732252feint_
feints94813872feints
feistily1445262feistily
ferity122813342ferity
fest74949442fe_st_
fests85828042fe_sts
fiesta938122fiesta
fifty145211422f_ifty
fishy146011662f_ishy
fist76248422f_ist_
fists85527542f_ists
flinty126112492flinty
flirty12499142flirty
foist85730972foist_
foists95413982foists
frisky16406672frisky
frosty124710632frosty
fusty115016522f_usty
heist87030912heist_
heists96814632heists
misty106120452_misty
neist54628442neist_
pesty106421712pe_sty
testy85419062te_sty
twisty12426862twisty
wristy12509702wristy
yeasty12438692yeasty
zesty176512162ze_sty

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551372.56032246.5
3Display Results37370.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691372.92061195.5
 
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