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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 “payback” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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94 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
payback205645(None) 
paybacks2145491paybacks
playback2144301playback
aback134816172_a_back
buyback2045532buyback
fatback1836922fatback
grayback2043932grayback
hayrack1945542hayrack
playbacks2244132playbacks
swayback2243682swayback
abaca95118043_a_baca
abaci94718843_a_baci
abbacy1536623_abbacy
alack114820063_a_lack
arrack121110253_arrack
attack12148153_attack
back125535763___back
bareback1846093bareback
barrack1538253barrack
buybacks2144783buybacks
callback1845333callback
calpack17338333calpack
carack142113173ca_rack
carjack2246153carjack
carrack1548753carrack
carryback2252393carryback
clawback2143843clawback
claybank1942893claybank
cutback1747093cutback
daybook1744373daybook
dieback1646913dieback
drawback2043483drawback
fallback1944553fallback
fastback1944523fastback
fatbacks1946003fatbacks
finback1865823finback
graybacks2143823graybacks
halfback2244243halfback
hardback2045633hardback
hatrack1638213hatrack
haycock2144313haycock
hayracks2045313hayracks
hayrick1944183hayrick
haystack2044013haystack
hogback1945453hogback
jaywalk2442523jaywalk
kayak1138363kay_a_k
kyack13468263_ky_ack
manpack1746063manpack
outback15310653outback
pack125535443p___ack
packsack1744523packsack
padauk1335643pa_dauk
paddock17104733paddock
paddywack2551133paddywack
padlock1665813padlock
palace104516913pa_lace
papacy1547493pa_pacy
paperback2143893paperback
parbake1538353parbake
pataca10311193pa_taca
payable141711323payable
payably17177093payably
paycheck2442553paycheck
payday1536613payda_y
paydays1634433paydays
piggyback2451543piggyback
plack135017843p__lack
playact1446553play_act
playbook1943463playbook
plowback2143303plowback
pollack1567333pollack
prepack1757643prepack
pullback1844243pullback
ransack1346463ransack
runback1556603runback
sawbuck1843923sawbuck
scatback1875033scatback
seatback1675823seatback
setback1567143setback
skyjack2242763skyjack
snapback1854423snapback
sunback1548153sunback
swaybacks2343583swaybacks
tailback1644923tailback
talkback1543933talkback
tambac122210243tambac_
tambacs13219363tambacs
tambak14249263tamba_k
tanbark1337373tanbark
tieback1547103tieback
tomback17227743tomback
wetback1875613wetback
yack135425973__y_ack

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit134027946.43620824.6
3Display Results94940.0462043.5
 (SQL Overall)178691946.62226984.4
 
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