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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 “gristles” 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.

28 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
gristles918920(None) 
bristles101510431bristles
gristle8169221gristle_
bristle91910102bristle_
bristled11187342bristled
brittles10178652brittles
epistles1047782epistles
gribbles13307362gribbles
griddles1145752griddles
grilles83715022gri_lles
grisettes1094712grisettes
grister83915412grist_er
gristers94013412gristers
gristlier1044282gristlier
gristliest1154982gristliest
gristly11187332gristl_y
grists74716482grist__s
grizzles17286192grizzles
gruntles9287232gruntles
istles62814982__istles
rustles73416412_rustles
thistles1198232thistles
trestles83012552trestles
whistles14108212whistles
wrastles11328932wrastles
wrestles113310062wrestles
wristlet1138642wristlet
wristlets1244472wristlets

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911210590.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit121059285.45322200.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691285.90530261.0
 
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