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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 “needless” 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
needless930833(None) 
deedless10318251deedless
heedless12278811heedless
needlers9287421needlers
needles83211561needle_s
seedless9319511seedless
weedless12287961weedless
bedless1039702_bedless
beefless1335492beefless
endless839832_endless
feeless103511102fee_less
feetless1137382feetless
greedless1144892greedless
headless12289862headless
heelless11257652heelless
keelless12236192keelless
leadless9248792leadless
neckless14236432neckless
needers84111902need_ers
neediest92611302neediest
neediness10227732neediness
needle73310612needle__
needled9358512needle_d
needler8388892needle_r
needlessly1442902needlessly
netless739862n_etless
newsless1134532newsless
peerless1037512peerless
weldless12285812weldless

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059293.39035710.6
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.79647073.5
 
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