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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 “nubby” 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.

48 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
nubby12501103(None) 
bubby115013931bubby
cubby145212121cubby
hubby155011401hubby
knubby1742781knubby
nobby125513461nobby
nubbly13369671nubbly
rubby124413861rubby
snubby1344531snubby
tubby124511401tubby
bobby114814662bobby
bubba84311802bubba
bubbly124110352bubbly
busby126113292busby
cabby145314562cabby
chubby1844122chubby
clubby1534682clubby
cobby145516412cobby
dobby136013632dobby
fubsy13589272fubsy
gabby135512952gabby
grubby14324502grubby
hobby155913732hobby
hubbly16478412hubbly
knobby1732712knobby
lobby125113922lobby
nobly105314402nobly
nub56439142nu_b_
nubbin10308292nubbin
nubble103813712nubble
nubia7311232nubia
nubs65927142nu_bs
numb85520612numb_
numbly134410662numbly
numbs94913092numbs
nutsy85711502nutsy
nutty84816872nutty
outby10411532outby
ribby12419682ribby
rubbly133710612rubbly
ruby97819942ru_by
rugby11448132rugby
snobby1334402snobby
stubby1345042stubby
tabby125213892tabby
upby1139062_upby
webby1537152webby
yabby15389752yabby

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 Filter178691538000.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit53800481.37639098.8
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691481.719103950.6
 
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