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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 “loosest” 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.

31 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
loosest7581156(None) 
looses67328241looses_
closest94312532closest
coolest9318642coolest
gooiest82813882gooiest
gooses75723052gooses_
goosiest92911822goosiest
logiest82515542logiest
longest84114952longest
looies65025832looies_
lookist1139562lookist
looniest83313252looniest
loopiest103011312loopiest
loose56627682loose__
loosed75520892loose_d
loosely1036712loosely
loosen66615962loose_n
loosens716310952loosens
looser65219942loose_r
loses56742012l_oses_
losses65925232losses_
lotoses73713642lotoses_
loudest839932loudest
louses66230282louses_
lousiest82311612lousiest
lowest93915592l_owest
nooses65623642nooses_
poorest9312772poorest
rooses65526232rooses_
soonest7415592soonest
zooiest16199922zooiest

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671313.39031761.4
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.78247247.8
 
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