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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 “howdy” 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.

79 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
howdy15571141(None) 
dowdy136112541dowdy
hoody124919721hoody
rowdy125711531rowdy
bawdy147513282bawdy
body107425672bo_dy
boody115420402boody
cowry135512482cowry
cowy126427362cow_y
crowdy15467172crowdy
doody105517912doody
downy125714552downy
dowry126312482dowry
goody105620392goody
gowd96519982gowd_
gowds105814042gowds
handy125520872handy
hardy125622062hardy
heady125117262heady
hoagy124710472hoagy
hoary114516762hoary
hobby155913722hobby
hod76852462ho_d_
hods87239862ho_ds
hoed87837982hoed_
hokey155422182hokey
hold86235062hold_
holds94623242holds
holey115626902holey
holly114824432holly
holy106333432ho_ly
homey135924842homey
homy126623222ho_my
honda9414982honda
honey115629912honey
honky156218522honky
hood85132332hood_
hoods95124082hoods
hooey114926602hooey
hooky155220262hooky
hooly115022222hooly
hooty115022432hooty
hoppy154912352hoppy
horde94623052horde
horny115619622horny
horsy116318392horsy
hosey116127022hosey
hotly115815472hotly
how97252432how__
howdah1634722howdah
howdie13349722howdie
howe106734102how_e
howes114730262howes
howf136127202how_f
howff175110492howff
howfs144814502howfs
howk145221962how_k
howks155016852howks
howl107625692how_l
howls116219222howls
hows106345602how_s
hoy97447912ho__y
jowly186410902jowly
lowly114113332lowly
moldy115014652moldy
moody115017492moody
noddy105411202noddy
noway111112842noway
oldy85316842_oldy
shoddy1434532shoddy
showy145714002show_y
soddy104210702soddy
toady96814342toady
toddy106812422toddy
tody86327212to_dy
towny116114492towny
towy105325472tow_y
woody125116882woody
wordy126916162wordy

Search took 4 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 Filter178691538000.190940478.9
2DLD Change Limit53800793.06017581.7
3Display Results79790.0332393.9
 (SQL Overall)178691793.28354429.2
 
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