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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 “growthiest” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

34 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
growthiest174288(None) 
drouthiest1443912drouthiest
frothiest1537452fro_thiest
grottiest10147182gro_ttiest
grouchiest1644122grouchiest
groutiest10147762grout_iest
growliest1335582grow_liest
growthier1642202growthie_r
growthiness1842492growthiness
breathiest1545993breathiest
browniest14207123brow_niest
couthiest1439403_couthiest
drowsiest1334993drow_siest
frostiest1239213frost_iest
frowsiest1535063frow_siest
frowstiest1643083frowstiest
frowziest2443483frow_ziest
ghostiest1336543ghost_iest
ghostliest1453713ghostliest
goutiest93013883g_out_iest
gristliest1154983gristliest
grittiest10176983gr_ittiest
grodiest10310553gro__diest
groggiest1235093gro_ggiest
grooviest1334083gro_oviest
growths1494423growth__s_
mothiest13311033_mo_thiest
mouthiest1438363_mouthiest
rootiest83115593_root_iest
rowdiest12259213_row_diest
toothiest1237523_toothiest
troutiest9127803trout_iest
worthiest1538323_worthiest
wrathiest1536973wr_athiest

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603345.43625865.2
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691345.85830503.8
 
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