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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 “scourer” 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.

55 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
scourer9391043(None) 
scorer84818261sco_rer
scoured103811151scoured
scourers10348531scourers
scourger1134721scourger
scouter93313321scouter
sourer63620211s_ourer
corer75538872_co_rer
courier93617892_courier
courser94114802_courser
courter94516482_courter
couter84930222_couter
curer75030752_c_urer
dourer74215272_dourer
pourer84516042_pourer
savourer1134472savourer
scarer84524612sc_arer
scauper11379452scauper
scoffer15317022scoffer
scolder103210342scolder
scooper113812032scooper
scooter93312872scooter
score75526742sco_re_
scored94621132sco_red
scorers94115322sco_rers
scores84725922sco_res
scorner9259762scorner
scoter83815482sco_ter
scour75315532scou__r
scourge1035652scourge
scourged1234572scourged
scourgers1234382scourgers
scourges1136532scourges
scours84913592scour_s
scouse84113632scouse_
scouses93313242scouses
scouted104112032scouted
scouters103411322scouters
scouther1356942scouther
scowder13286872scowder
scowler12248192scowler
securer958252securer
shouter103213082shouter
snorer64316762sno_rer
soarer64522242s_oarer
sorer56236592s_o_rer
soured74921862s_oured
souter64225922s_outer
spouter94213222spouter
storer64721672sto_rer
stoure64814942stoure_
stoures74614162stoures
stouter74012052stouter
surer54833102s__urer
tourer64115072_tourer

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671553.45331181.9
3Display Results55550.0163437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691553.84246509.9
 
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