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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 “needlers” 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.

29 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
needlers928742(None) 
needers84111901need_ers
needler8388891needler_
needles83211561needle_s
needless9308331needless
beetlers1037402beetlers
deedless10318252deedless
feeders113712862feed_ers
feelers103814742fee_lers
heeders114213742heed_ers
heedless12278812heedless
heelers103815622hee_lers
kneelers12226212knee_lers
meddlers12318202meddlers
needer73614952need_er_
needier84010622needier_
needle73310612needle__
needled9358512needle_d
nestlers8359232nestlers
nettlers8307512nettlers
peddlers12298532peddlers
pedlers103013272_pedlers
peelers93615592pee_lers
reelers73520272ree_lers
seeders83017112seed_ers
seedless9319512seedless
weeders113412932weed_ers
weedless12287962weedless
wheedlers1643192wheedlers

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059293.84331501.2
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691294.24942054.8
 
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