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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 “hovers” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

193 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
hovers12432025(None) 
covers114627961covers
havers124721481havers
hoers85724921ho_ers
homers114821981homers
honers94324971honers
hoovers134312711hoovers
hopers114222971hopers
hosers95223971hosers
hovels125413341hovels
hover115524131hover_
lovers94223431lovers
movers115117191movers
overs85224791_overs
rovers95423521rovers
shovers134613001shovers
aivers94822322aivers
avers85127312_avers
boners84825432boners
borers85122682borers
bowers115523702bowers
boxers155013482boxers
cavers115026842cavers
chokers164311522chokers
cholers124215202cholers
clovers125114662clovers
coders95426982coders
comers105328082comers
cooers84324562cooers
copers104629842copers
corers85231072corers
covens114919262covens
cover105430772cover_
covert114925502covert
coverts124813812coverts
coves105539172cove_s
covets114819642covets
coveys145413502coveys
cowers114625532cowers
divers105024962divers
doers65225712do_ers
dopers95522482dopers
dosers75723632dosers
doters74423912doters
dovens104413902dovens
doves94728152dove_s
dowers104523292dowers
dozers164815422dozers
drovers115212642drovers
elvers93814982elvers
fevers125414892fevers
fivers124420922fivers
foveas1238622foveas
foyers125413132foyers
givers104817712givers
glovers114310882glovers
goers65520252go_ers
gofers104711512gofers
gomers94116882gomers
goners74420172goners
govern1036822govern
governs1136102governs
halers94926912halers
halvers133311422halvers
haters94930402haters
havens124514042havens
haver115124462haver_
haves116034872have_s
hayers124415942hayers
hazers184615952hazers
heavers133717192heavers
heders104119762heders
hers75844872h__ers
hewers123715272hewers
hexers165612752hexers
hiders104919652hiders
hikers135014352hikers
hirers94518062hirers
hives116925512hive_s
hoars85925552ho_ars
hoaxers17327132hoaxers
hobbers143512342hobbers
hockers163915912hockers
hoer76533982ho_er_
hoes75755732ho_e_s
hoggers124512482hoggers
hokes126231642hoke_s
holders113715902holders
holes84748652hole_s
hollers103818232hollers
homer105828452homer_
homes106938822home_s
homeys145012882homeys
honer85332092honer_
hones88144492hone_s
honeys124016082honeys
honkers143315232honkers
honors94816792honors
hooeys125512322hooeys
hoofers134513332hoofers
hookers144916522hookers
hoopers123616492hoopers
hooters104520482hooters
hoover124314432hoover_
hooves124815492hoove_s
hoper105829142hoper_
hopes105835642hope_s
hoppers143115142hoppers
hosels94218612hosels
hoser811529762hoser_
hoses85443182hose_s
hoseys124614012hoseys
hosiers104212642hosiers
hotels94515522hotels
hours85422392ho_urs
housers104717822housers
hove107132222hove__
hovel115017682hove_l
hovered143411572hovered
hoverer13319822hoverer
hoverers14289022hoverers
howes114730262howe_s
howlers133312352howlers
hypers144811912hypers
jivers164515642jivers
jokers175511192jokers
lavers94526362lavers
levers94621322levers
livers94927822livers
loners64225812loners
lopers84424142lopers
losers65123582losers
louvers10359102louvers
lover85526452lover_
loves85332012love_s
lowers94624922lowers
mopers104220372mopers
mover104220862mover_
moves106128422move_s
mowers113219402mowers
noters64021002noters
novels95512502novels
omers76923192_omers
ovens86217452_ovens
over77227342_over_
overt85630722_overt
oyers87620882_oyers
pavers115021822pavers
plovers123611832plovers
pokers124617922pokers
polers84225642polers
posers84223972posers
powers113822322powers
provers123817792provers
ravers94628182ravers
revers94529632revers
rivers94626542rivers
rogers74517912rogers
ropers84325902ropers
rover85527372rover_
roves84834482rove_s
rowers94924572rowers
savers93825922savers
severs94121122severs
shavers134115092shavers
shivers133714832shivers
shoers94518332sho_ers
shovels13378392shovels
shover124515992shover_
shoves124919422shove_s
showers134612682showers
sivers95324152sivers
sobers85218862sobers
solvers104414252solvers
sowers94923442sowers
stovers103713732stovers
tokers104818892tokers
toners64128002toners
topers85025322topers
toters65026362toters
towers94423672towers
toyers95516332toyers
trovers103713322trovers
vivers124717362vivers
vomers115614942vomers
voters95017442voters
vowers124317182vowers
wavers125022472wavers
wivers125320802wivers
wolvers13349312wolvers
wooers93712442wooers
wovens12449832wovens
zoners155115992zoners

Search took 9 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 Filter178691825510.703254183.5
2DLD Change Limit825511936.98311821.7
3Display Results1931930.420459.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911938.10622044.3
 
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