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

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

68 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
poleward145594(None) 
homeward1745322homeward
pollard103511142pol_lard
bollard103210503bol_lard
boneyard1475323boneyard
boulevard1552233boulevard
colead94114643cole_a_d
colewort13410623colewort
collard103712923col_lard
coward12411673co__ward
downward1644443downward
forewarn14117173forewarn
foreword15118963foreword
foreyard1546423foreyard
forward1438293fo_rward
goalward1343493goalward
goliard936073gol_iard
holard10410573hol__ard
homewards1844513homewards
kaleyard1683573kaleyard
leeward1135783_leeward
moldwarp1642123moldwarp
moonward1474473moonward
notecard1144113notecard
onward1039053_o_nward
outward11811403_outward
paleways1645833paleways
petard95013803p__etard
pilchard1644553pilchard
pilewort1389133pilewort
placard1236783p_lacard
plead85818463p_le_a_d
pleiad947833p_leia_d
plenary1237543p_lenary
pochard1537363po_chard
pokeweed1842943pokeweed
polar75623453pol__ar_
polars84419353pol__ars
poleax1547993pole_a_x
poleaxe1656303pole_axe
poleaxed1854823poleaxed
polecat11313143poleca_t
polecats1248833polecats
poled84934843pole___d
poler74431793pole__r_
polers84225643pole__rs
polestar1047113polestar_
polestars1157283polestars
polkaed1435323pol_kaed
pollards11299523pol_lards
polypary1855113polypary
poniard1037583po_niard
postcard1346523postcard
postwar1236903postwar_
potshard1444533potshard
poulard10299733po_ulard
prewar114712583p_rewar_
prewarm14479613p_rewarm
prewarn124410153p_rewarn
proletary1445843proletary
rereward1246143rereward
reward106017643__reward
selfward1543093selfward
shoreward1644093shoreward
sideward1345953sideward
spaceward1743073spaceward
steward1138063_steward
toward10311063to__ward

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162686.57622226.6
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691687.01225483.6
 
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