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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 “howe” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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360 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
howe10673410(None) 
hoe67562721ho_e
hoke115935931hoke
hole77553391hole
home98042441home
hone77549321hone
hope96639671hope
hose76547241hose
hove107132221hove
how97252431how_
howes114730261howes
howf136127201howf
howk145221961howk
howl107625691howl
hows106345601hows
lowe75435311lowe
owe67041031_owe
yowe106728741yowe
awe67746622_awe
bode75838752bode
bole66448692bole
bone65949322bone
bore66051332bore
bow87051902bow_
bowed114533422bowed
bowel105621202bowel
bower107328182bower
bowl96827702bowl
bows96242862bows
bowse105420632bowse
choke145118022choke
chore105126762chore
chose105925402chose
chow125820992chow_
chowed154914652chowed
chows135618202chows
chowse144711752chowse
code77347732code
coke107038382coke
cole66956112cole
come87547702come
cone67256962cone
cope86847382cope
core67263112core
cote66648732cote
cove95837072cove
cow89856712cow_
cowed115637852cowed
cower104531772cower
cowl97530812cowl
cows97046642cows
cowy126427362cowy
dhole95215362dhole
dhow116614002dhow_
dhows125911222dhows
doe47361952do_e
doge66233802doge
dole56550002dole
dome77240732dome
done55747912done
dope76038892dope
dore56353302dore
dose56442432dose
dote55442882dote
dove85131562dove
dow76749972dow_
dowed104632612dowed
dowel95618192dowel
dower95027702dower
dowie94721142dowie
down86427492down
dows85941052dows
dowse96020812dowse
doze145829082doze
ewe66630982_ewe
foe66350812fo_e
fore78351472fore
fowl105723632fowl
gone55639042gone
gore55744962gore
gowd96519982gowd
gowk125516472gowk
gown85724072gown
hade85440192hade
hae67364002h_ae
hake115637842hake
hale76052832hale
hame97043132hame
haole84820082haole
hare76255732hare
hate78450172hate
have106137072have
haw97153272haw_
hawed126025422hawed
hawk145521152hawk
haws106439442haws
hawse116015122hawse
haze164833392haze
he58151952h__e
hebe96424702hebe
heme95034412heme
here76447102here
hew97642722hew_
hewed125619432hewed
hewer115719932hewer
hewn106719852hewn
hews105631572hews
hide85134632hide
hie67652702h_ie
hike116830392hike
hire75538962hire
hive106029672hive
ho510258272ho__
hoar76729162hoar
hoax147718292hoax
hob87550922ho_b
hobo97026082hobo
hobs97038982hobs
hock136031302hock
hod76852462ho_d
hods87239862hods
hoed87837982hoed
hoer76533982hoer
hoes75755732hoes
hog78049062ho_g
hogg96617532hogg
hogs87139662hogs
hoise85224772hoise
hoked135326992hoked
hokes126231642hokes
hokey155422182hokey
hold86235062hold
holed95634132holed
holes84748652holes
holey115626902holey
holk116027942holk
holm95628112holm
holp95727552holp
hols76946292hols
holt77852582holt
holy106333432holy
homed115425422homed
homer105828452homer
homes106938812homes
homey135924842homey
homie104622532homie
homo96126472homo
homy126623222homy
hon67759382ho_n
honed95332262honed
honer85332092honer
hones88144492hones
honey115629912honey
hong85833952hong
honk116931192honk
hons77350782hons
hood85132332hood
hooey114926602hooey
hoof106036582hoof
hook116133282hook
hoop96129982hoop
hoot75752102hoot
hop87554592ho_p
hoped115628182hoped
hoper105829142hoper
hopes105835642hopes
hops97942632hops
hora76136562hora
horde94623052horde
horn76735612horn
horse86132652horse
hos68364192ho_s
hosed95830982hosed
hosel86024812hosel
hosen85623882hosen
hoser811529762hoser
hoses85443172hoses
hosey116127022hosey
host77852832host
hot67776062ho_t
hotel85520752hotel
hots78349332hots
hour75827312hour
house89131422house
hovel115017682hovel
hover115524132hover
howdie13349732howdie
howdy155711412howdy
howff175110492howff
howfs144814502howfs
howked177312342howked
howks155016852howks
howled134014972howled
howler123514312howler
howlet123518342howlet
howls116219222howls
hoy97447912ho_y
hoya107418372hoya
hoyle11314412hoyle
hoys107733932hoys
hue66642302h_ue
huge86321652huge
hype125519812hype
hyte109018942hyte
joe106642352jo_e
joke155926162joke
jole117233822jole
jow137639302jow_
jowed164724422jowed
jowl146120302jowl
jows146632092jows
kore85834162kore
lobe65535362lobe
lode56240112lode
loge56837192loge
lone45849132lone
lope65941922lope
lore45850352lore
lose45144582lose
love75234762love
low66051872low_
lowed95233902lowed
lower85830412lower
lowes85732462lowes
lown76929292lown
lows75843012lows
lowse87219902lowse
mode75840302mode
moke106234222moke
mole66251832mole
mome85239352mome
mope86838042mope
more67154522more
mote67048082mote
moue65835572moue
move96630722move
mow86650352mow_
mowed113629012mowed
mower104523452mower
mown95424442mown
mows96340832mows
node513036882node
nome66038422nome
none45743172none
nope65934192nope
nose46739362nose
note46239962note
now65950192now_
nows75738232nows
nowt78833752nowt
obe56638642_obe
ode47446582_ode
oe28473062_o_e
oke75839482_oke
ole37155212_ole
one37050912_one
ooze136420602ooze
ope56845242_ope
ore36661832_ore
ose38147342_ose
ow58950172_ow_
owed86833872_owed
owes75137102_owes
owl66228972_owl
own66429702_own
owse76321622_owse
phone105621932phone
poke105335362poke
pole65951302pole
pome85636692pome
pone65747532pone
pope85535612pope
pore66451262pore
pose66441732pose
pow87147282pow_
power105325952power
pows95537662pows
robe65335642robe
rode55844302rode
roe36861082ro_e
role45851822role
rope65542912rope
rose46148902rose
rote46249022rote
roue45941742roue
rove75136982rove
row67453672row_
rowed94034322rowed
rowel84721412rowel
rowen84921152rowen
rower85430492rower
rows75941752rows
shoe75933442sho_e
shone83725982shone
shore85432652shore
shote85526102shote
shove114421042shove
show106229192show_
showed135016972showed
shower124315112shower
shown115216482shown
shows115324582shows
showy145714012showy
soke85436262soke
sole46053672sole
some66040382some
sone46649982sone
sore47059532sore
sow66554762sow_
sowed94933862sowed
sower85229312sower
sown75127452sown
sows75342492sows
thole85620842thole
those85218142those
toe310166852to_e
toke86738492toke
tole46052902tole
tome67543192tome
tone46953742tone
tope65946382tope
tore47359322tore
tote46643672tote
tow610557362tow_
towed95134582towed
towel84920522towel
tower85729202tower
towie85821872towie
town76928702town
tows78545552tows
towy105325472towy
voe67739052vo_e
vole75236982vole
vote74728622vote
vow96136312vow_
vowed124424572vowed
vowel115515012vowel
vower115220792vower
vows106626942vows
we57043452__we
whole114418092whole
whore116018042whore
whose114914532whose
woe66651242wo_e
woke115527962woke
wore77144672wore
wove105624312wove
wow96643472wow_
wowed124023772wowed
wows104633492wows
yoke115626392yoke
yore76335942yore
yow96945292yow_
yowed1253025182yowed
yowes114926372yowes
yowie114616452yowie
yowl105820952yowl
yows106433122yows
zone135231082zone
zowie174313842zowie

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit298723600.87334217.6
3Display Results3603600.0804500.0
 (SQL Overall)1786913601.033172982.6
 
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