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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 “runaways” 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.

44 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
runaways144285(None) 
runaway1343681runaway_
runways13134441run_ways
cutaways1643812cutaways
runway12105972run_way_
anyways1644423_anyways
areaways1444483areaways
bendways1743733bendways
caraways1636953caraways
cutaway1544433cutaway_
endways1444443_endways
flyaways2042813flyaways
gangways1643733gangways
getaways1543343getaways
guanays1134953gu_anays
gunplays1442713gunplays
laneways1444573laneways
layaways1743403layaways
longways1543873longways
nawabs1185063__nawabs
noways12127733__noways
nunataks1242183nunataks
raceways1645233raceways
railways1444603railways
renewals1137273renewals
roadways1564613roadways
rockaways2142153rockaways
rollaways1542593rollaways
rollways1444233rollways
ropeways1644053ropeways
routeways1543153routeways
ruanas6311263ru_ana_s
runagate944293runagate
runagates1044333runagates
seaways13307513_seaways
subways1536163su_bways
sunrays1037083sun_rays
towaways1743633towaways
unawake1445343_unawake
unaware1038033_unaware
unawares1137053_unawares
unlays93810493_un_lays
unsays9399543_un_says
windways1845043windways

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162446.53322372.9
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691446.94925714.6
 
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