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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 “groovy” 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.

30 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
groovy1337540(None) 
groove10438871groove
broody124510082broody
broomy13449952broomy
drooly104911072drooly
droopy12458242droopy
gloomy12528762gloomy
goody105620392g_oody
gooey95522862g_ooey
goofy124915622g_oofy
gooky135818032g_ooky
goony95519782g_oony
goopy115816622g_oopy
goosy96018882g_oosy
gravy125512112gr_avy
grody103412062gr_ody
groggy1234802groggy
groom85317982groo_m
grooms94512522grooms
grooved12347252grooved
groover11358542groover
grooves11368802grooves
groszy19395702groszy
grotty10389832grotty
grouty104710982grouty
grove95219332gr_ove
growly13499172growly
rooky126117622_rooky
roomy107118062_roomy
rooty86423022_rooty

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 Limit82551302.14038575.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691302.49971505.0
 
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