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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 “scabbiest” 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.

24 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
scabbiest153491(None) 
shabbiest1635321shabbiest
cabbies133115162_cabbies_
cobbiest14118522_cobbiest
crabbiest1535622crabbiest
flabbiest1644202flabbiest
gabbiest1337272_gabbiest
grabbiest1435322grabbiest
scabbier1435132scabbie_r
scabbles14167982scabbles_
scabies11613332sca_bies_
scaliest101714392sca_liest
scantiest112611002scantiest
scariest101615942sca_riest
scarriest11188392scarriest
scattiest11268362scattiest
scrabbliest1742482scrabbliest
scrubbiest1643162scrubbiest
slobbiest1345082slobbiest
snobbiest1354962snobbiest
snubbiest1345072snubbiest
squabbiest2342852squabbiest
stubbiest1345482stubbiest
swabbies15115712swabbies_

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit121436243.54634245.9
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691243.96945021.7
 
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