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

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351 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
needling1024875(None) 
needing93214421need_ing
needlings11294691needlings
reedling102414271reedling
seedling102610951seedling
beetling1139282beetling
deeding103315122deed_ing
feeding123515072feed_ing
feeling113617072fee_ling
heeding123515062heed_ing
heeling113618512hee_ling
keeling123515122kee_ling
kneeling13287782knee_ling
meddling13257932meddling
nestling958892nestling
nettling957212nettling
noddling11237262noddling
noodling10209442noodling
peddling13217972peddling
peeling102919872pee_ling
reddling112911812reddling
reeding94124132reed_ing
reedlings11236342reedlings
reeling83126862ree_ling
seeding93719482seed_ing
seedlings11195952seedlings
seeling83522002see_ling
tweedling1442532tweedling
wedeling1338772wedeling
weeding123815212weed_ing
wheedling1733072wheedling
addling10229833_addling
aneling82719503ane_ling
angeling102811733ange_ling
annealing1047453annealing
beading113221863bead_ing
bedding124114483_bedding
bedewing1537143bedewing
beefing133911473bee_fing
beeline93314723bee_line
beeping124013913bee_ping
beeswing14255763beeswing
belling103825073_belling
bending114420893bend_ing
beveling143011033beveling
bevelling15227453bevelling
bielding12237473bielding
bleeding12359053bleed_ing
boodling121910243boodling
breeding123411843breed_ing
bridling122610583bridling
bundling12219703bundling
candling122313873candling
ceding104014803_ced_ing
ceiling103416723_ceiling
celling103921263_celling
coddling13258473coddling
codling114418953_codling
cradling122411453cradling
creeling113513363creeling
cuddling13287653cuddling
curdling12228893curdling
daddling12258233daddling
dandling112511733dandling
dawdling14236373dawdling
deadline10139053deadline
dealing94323233_dealing
deeming113913123dee_ming
defiling132812463defiling
develing133212733develing
deviling1311812853deviling
diddling12228743diddling
dindling112411163dindling
doodling11218403doodling
dredging12236423dredging
dueling93614543due_ling
duelling103410733duelling
dwelling13368413dwelling
eagling91113603_eagling
eanling81416673_eanling
eddying1335293_eddying
edging93510713__edging
enabling1138603enabling
ending83220253_end_ing
endlong934823_endlong
enduing9249723_enduing
enfeebling1642063enfeebling
enisling949633enisling
ensiling9410723ensiling
exiling15311083_exiling
fedexing2034493fedexing
feeing104416503fee__ing
feelings12338933fee_lings
feezing204610163fee_zing
felling113321133_felling
fending123717603fend_ing
feruling1258873feruling
fettling1266773fettling
feuding123410263feud_ing
fiddling14217873fiddling
fielding13206863fielding
fledging14276523fledging
fledgling1552473fledgling
fondling13189353fondling
fuddling14247153fuddling
fueling113615133fue_ling
fuelling123410153fuelling
geeing84313763gee__ing
gelding103911793geld_ing
gelling93219763_gelling
gentling1048453gentling
girdling1146823girdling
godling103513403_godling
greenling1136753greenling
handling132312713handling
heading122919113head_ing
headline12129613headline
headlong1334123headlong
healing113922963_healing
heckling18257163heckling
hedging13348953_hedging
heelings12359753hee_lings
heezing20349873hee_zing
heiling113616363_heiling
helling114623223_helling
herding122915123herd_ing
hondling132210013hondling
huddling14227293huddling
hurdling13288013hurdling
idling8912883__idling
jeeing144512143jee__ing
jeeping174010333jee_ping
jeering153513043jee_ring
jelling153516613_jelling
jeweling1935483jeweling
jewelling2034833jewelling
keckling14245523keckling
kedging14357553_kedging
keeking114210893kee_king
keening123713153kee_ning
keeping144012543kee_ping
kegling13309363_kegling
kindling14229623kindling
kneading1436373knead_ing
kneeing12226523knee__ing
knelling13319023knelling
kvelling16146513kvelling
ladling92813393_ladling
leading93419553lead_ing
leeching14318373leeching
leering83417643lee_ring
lending94118533lend_ing
leveling122910433leveling
levelling13206973levelling
lordling1077743lordling
medaling121912263medaling
meeting103314963mee_ting
melding113414273meld_ing
melling102822623_melling
mending114018683mend_ing
metaling111613723metaling
mewling13329513_mewling
middling13249343middling
modeling12311073modeling
muddling13268593muddling
naething1236073naething
nailing83419963n_ailing
nearing83020333n_earing
necking143913893n_ecking
neckline1496363neckline
needier84010623need_ier
needily1166323need_ily
needle73310613needl__e
needled9358513needl_ed
needler8388893needl_er
needlers9287423needlers
needles83211563needl_es
needless9308333needless
negating102012833negating
neighing1355523neighing
nerving112910823n_erving
nesting84320443n_esting
nestlings1074313nestlings
netting84018763n_etting
nibbling13256503nibbling
nickling15278703nickling
nidering10510483nidering
niding83217983n_id_ing
nielloing1043893nielloing
niggling11227443niggling
nilling83619563n_illing
nobbling13228273nobbling
nodding103811523n_odding
noncling11310763noncling
noodging11185693noodging
nudging10328693n_udging
nulling83818063n_ulling
nurling84215823n_urling
nursling997603nursling
nuzzling17224773nuzzling
paddling13218643paddling
pealing104123203_pealing
pearling11912013pearling
pebbling1535073pebbling
pedaling122412133pedaling
peeing94618083pee__ing
peeking144414953pee_king
peelings11339523pee_lings
peening103318303pee_ning
peeping123615213pee_ping
peering103520353pee_ring
peeving135112243pee_ving
pending114119773pend_ing
peopling1338353peopling
periling11316863periling
pestling111010253pestling
pettling1168213pettling
piddling13208953piddling
pindling122110983pindling
pledging13276363pledging
puddling13218033puddling
quelling18259793quelling
raddling11229773raddling
readding11411363readding
reading93327213read_ing
readying13410223readying
rebelling122111163rebelling
receding122713763reced_ing
redding103218513_redding
reding83825563_red_ing
redline84218833_redline
redoing93516733_redoing
redwing122811983_redwing
reedings103510363reed_ings
reediting11310953reediting
reedlike1336213reedlike
reefing114016863ree_fing
reeking123318643ree_king
reelings94012563ree_lings
reesting93118273reesting
reeving113717663ree_ving
refeeling13229313refeeling
refelling132211313refelling
refiling123116533refiling
regaling10315363regaling
reheeling13218263reheeling
remedying1635143remedying
rending93924263rend_ing
reoiling93217213reoiling
repealing122513543repealing
repelling122312753repelling
resealing102115673resealing
reselling102213833reselling
resiling93520173resiling
resoling92916303resoling
retelling102112493retelling
retiling93319483retiling
revealing132611883revealing
reveling123117083reveling
revelling132412553revelling
reviling122917213reviling
rewedding1535093rewedding
rewelding1436913rewelding
riddling11249443riddling
riesling939013riesling
ruddling11228553ruddling
saddling11239593saddling
sandling102214413sandling
sealing83528563_sealing
seceding12288563seced_ing
seedlike1335993seedlike
seeing74222143see__ing
seeking124016063see_king
seeming103216263see_ming
seeping103817913see_ping
seething1239023seething
selling83225833_selling
sending94221373send_ing
settling978943settling
shealing123415463shealing
shedding14278113shedding
shelling123515213shelling
sideling101012183sideling
sidling9915423_sidling
sledding11248503sledding
sledging11288183sledging
smelling113712723smelling
snedding11246953snedding
sneering93414503snee_ring
sneezing18267053snee_zing
snelling93913563snelling
speeding122810933speed_ing
speeling112713123speeling
speiling113612973speiling
spelling113315233spelling
stealing93416603stealing
steeling93615143steeling
sterling93615553sterling
sueding92613753sued_ing
swelling123212753swelling
teazling1856573teazling
tedding103210883_tedding
teeing73916973tee__ing
teeming103513093tee_ming
teething1237163teething
telling83321083_telling
tending94419163tend_ing
toddling11187003toddling
treadling1137503treadling
trebling1139873trebling
treddling1234423treddling
underling111514613underling
unending10239943unend_ing
unfeeling1337113unfeeling
unheeding1446103unheed_ing
unreeling1038983unreeling
unsealing10711043unsealing
unselling10810333unselling
unveiling1337723unveiling
vealing114217423_vealing
veering113213683vee_ring
veiling113615293_veiling
vending124015263vend_ing
waddling14237933waddling
weakling16106763weakling
weanling12118643weanling
wedding133411873_wedding
wedging13308723_wedging
weedlike1634393weedlike
weeklong1641323weeklong
weening114113973wee_ning
weeping133613673wee_ping
weeting113816053wee_ting
welding123213253weld_ing
welling112920313_welling
wending123816843wend_ing
wheeling15318593wheeling
wheepling1843323wheepling
widdling14228743widdling
wielding13286863wielding
wildling13248083wildling
windling132212263windling
yealing112716383_yealing
yeanling12107063yeanling
yearling1297883yearling
yeelin939343yee_lin_
yeelins1038813yee_lins
yelling113516703_yelling
yielding13205033yielding
yodeling1357673yodeling
yodling123610253_yodling

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit1461623516.90621164.5
3Display Results3513510.1402507.1
 (SQL Overall)1786913517.20224811.3
 
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