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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 “pointlessly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

89 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
pointlessly166294(None) 
countlessly1653122countlessly
painlessly1543002pain_lessly
pointless1135702pointless__
bootlessly1553423bo_otlessly
boundlessly1752333boundlessly
costlessly1543713co_stlessly
dauntlessly1552283dauntlessly
doubtlessly1752473doubtlessly
footlessly1663313fo_otlessly
guiltlessly1552183guiltlessly
jointless1634323jointless__
kindlessly1842873_kindlessly
listlessly1343463_listlessly
mindlessly1643313_mindlessly
noiselessly1452483noiselessly
pitilessly1542883p_itilessly
planlessly1542813plan_lessly
pointedly15133673point_e_dly
powerlessly1951983powerlessly
pricelessly1852473pricelessly
printless1137513printless__
shiftlessly2052433shiftlessly
sinlessly1254203_sin_lessly
songlessly1443563so_nglessly
soundlessly1552483soundlessly
spinelessly1652523spinelessly
spotlessly1543143spo__tlessly
tonelessly1343843to_nelessly
voicelessly1962333voicelessly
windlessly1743243_windlessly
witlessly1543743_wi_tlessly
aimlessly1443284_ai_mlessly
artlessly1243834__artlessly
brainlessly1652374brain_lessly
colorlessly1652224colorlessly
countless1146374countless__
endlessly1343714__endlessly
faithlessly2052234faithlessly
faultlessly1752124faultlessly
formlessly1842954fo_rmlessly
fruitlessly1752404fruitlessly
godlessly1443154go__dlessly
groundlessly1751794groundlessly
guilelessly1552224guilelessly
heartlessly1742734heartlessly
hopelessly1843084ho_pelessly
jointedly20132724joint_e_dly
jointress1643054jointress__
jointresses1843474jointresses
joylessly2242494jo__ylessly
lifelessly1642874_lifelessly
limitlessly1682024limitlessly
lintless82710014_lintless__
lovelessly1683174lo_velessly
mirthlessly1951994_mirthlessly
motionlessly1751544motionlessly
motivelessly2051594motivelessly
movelessly1883104mo_velessly
painless10108344pain_less__
painterly1443314paint_e_rly
pintles94118724p_intle_s__
placelessly1852204placelessly
poetless1038724po_etless__
pointelle1144584point_e_lle
pointers103013724point_ers__
pointes93216754point_e_s__
pointiest1139624pointie_s_t
pointlessness1554614pointlessness
portless10310644po_rtless__
relentlessly1561694relentlessly
resistlessly1571494resistlessly
restlessly1344264_restlessly
sightlessly1852614sightlessly
soullessly1343054so_ullessly
spiritlessly1751744spiritlessly
stainlessly1452354stain_lessly
tactlessly1553364_tactlessly
taintless935734taintless__
thanklessly2152094thanklessly
thriftlessly2151474thriftlessly
timelessly1543444_timelessly
tintless8239864_tintless__
tirelessly1343654_tirelessly
tunelessly1343244_tunelessly
viewlessly1952124_viewlessly
weightlessly2251354weightlessly
wordlessly1742844wo_rdlessly
worthlessly2052364worthlessly

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819899.08016389.8
3Display Results89890.0461934.8
 (SQL Overall)178691899.54618718.9
 
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