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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 “ibey” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Change Limit cannot be increased to the length of your word, because then every letter could be different!)
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

97 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
bey86645421_bey
ibex133813481ibex
obey96521301obey
abbey125714932abbey
abed79734132abed
abet610547942abet
ably99725132ably
aby810238062ab_y
abye97921002abye
bay89661642_bay
be47948942_be_
bed67950622_bed
bee56262402_bee
beg65944132_beg
bel57148462_bel
ben56554922_ben
bes56557432_bes
bet58376672_bet
bevy127115222_bevy
beys913829552_beys
bier65531832bier
boy87753562_boy
buy86436542_buy
by77529232_b_y
bye86134592_bye
dey77243372_dey
dicey114819332dicey
dikey135116422dikey
fey95940882_fey
fiber104921132fiber
fley106626852fley
gey75738302_gey
gibe75927782gibe_
gibed96215962gibed
giber85417702giber
gibes84422522gibes
gley85724652gley
grey85624042grey
hey96741062_hey
ibis66519582ibis
ice56737242ice_
iced78721892iced
ices66129642ices
icky136315752icky
icy86322122i_cy
idea59122772idea
idem76121062idem
ides57734232ides
idly85617322idly
iffy135312282iffy
ilea45931462ilea
ilex115822032ilex
illy76925332illy
imbed105013652imbed
immy114611832immy
inby95315662inby
inbye10427062inbye
inky115321582inky
inly75622212inly
ire36943172ire_
ired55131872ired
ires45639282ires
item65620382item
ivy96317442i_vy
jibe136323392jibe_
jibed155114162jibed
jiber145115702jiber
jibes145520322jibes
jivey185111872jivey
joey145719332joey
key105833332_key
kibe106523452kibe_
kibei114311532kibei
kibes115521112kibes
ley66246812_ley
libel74116102libel
liber74723622liber
limey104721042limey
liney87029632liney
obe56638642obe_
obes66036832obes
obeys107010642obeys
piney105727502piney
prey96228482prey
quey164616472quey
ribby12419682ribby
ribes75530172ribes
riley84420582riley
stey76224412stey
they107223752they
trey77228792trey
vibe95124502vibe_
vibes104719952vibes
whey135018712whey
wifey144913672wifey
winey115325432winey
zibet16419732zibet

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 Filter178691298720.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit29872970.87634100.5
3Display Results97970.0137461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691971.155154710.8
 
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