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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forflaws” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

16 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
flaws11592034(None) 
blaws105620461blaws
claws106020831claws
flabs105818641flabs
flags95321281flags
flams105125011flams
flans85327971flans
flaps105621381flaps
flats86429741flats
flaw106326641flaw_
flawy145913381flawy
flays116321051flays
flews115316441flews
flows115822361flows
laws76441681_laws
slaws85222711slaws

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit28756160.53054256.6
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691160.593301333.9