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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 “growlier” 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.

29 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
growlier123488(None) 
growler11318971growl_er
brawlier13267042brawlier
brownier13226912brownier
crawlier13216872crawlier
drawlier12225252drawlier
droolier936072droolier
drowsier1284912drowsier
frowsier1444902frowsier
frowzier2343312frowzier
godlier938892g_odlier
goodlier1035792goodlier
grislier935792grislier
grodier939672gro_dier
groggier1134342groggier
groovier1233792groovier
grottier9316672grottier
groutier9297172groutier
grower104614932grow__er
growled12278172growl_ed
growlers12327092growl_ers
growliest1335582growliest
growling1348162growling
growthier1642202growthier
jowlier17327562_jowlier
lowlier10338902_lowlier
prowler123310012prowl_er
roilier7311522_roilier
rowdier11348592_rowdier

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911210590.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit121059296.39018945.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.85926052.0
 
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