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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 “scowing” 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.

90 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
scowing13381209(None) 
cowing124526321_cowing
scoping123513821scoping
scoring103117211scoring
scowling1458291scowling
showing143814661showing
slowing112814741slowing
snowing113913451snowing
sowing104222911s_owing
stowing113315131stowing
avowing1466602avowing
blowing133813052blowing
bowing124723062_bowing
cawing124322612_cawing
chowing164412772chowing
coding104024792_coding
coking134523882_coking
coming114225452_coming
coning94331822_coning
cooing94024922_cooing
coping113927662_coping
coring94433962_coring
coting94629252_coting
coving124321522_coving
cowling134017422_cowling
coxing164218862_coxing
coying124021482_coying
crowing133814762crowing
dowing114221512_dowing
escoting1158712escoting
escrowing1544812escrowing
flowing143411762flowing
glowing123211792glowing
growing123512472growing
jowing174216042_jowing
knowing15287682knowing
lowing104623272_lowing
meowing1368592meowing
mowing124119092_mowing
owing96222722__owing
plowing133111722plowing
rowing103623302_rowing
sawing104323812s_awing
scaling103519372scaling
scaping123715692scaping
scaring103421972scaring
scoffing17275942scoffing
scolding12278912scolding
sconcing1338262sconcing
scooping133610632scooping
scooting113012642scooting
scorning1169132scorning
scouring112810852scouring
scouting112612752scouting
screwing14288232screwing
scrying1338662scrying
sewing103819622s_ewing
shawing143514882shawing
shewing143812192shewing
shoeing113211882shoeing
shooing112112912shooing
shoring112820072shoring
shoving142910642shoving
showings15246882showings
showring1548322showring
skewing15318722skewing
slewing113311352slewing
sloping104114072sloping
smoking143210522smoking
snawing113612482snawing
snoring83917202snoring
socking143518602socking
soling74226822s_oling
sooting82820962sooting
soring74731882s_oring
spewing133110452spewing
spoking143212222spoking
sporing104319412sporing
stewing113412492stewing
stoking123615592stoking
stoning83717442stoning
stoping103716622stoping
storing83921122storing
strowing122310562strowing
swing96124842s__wing
towing103823192_towing
trowing113413702trowing
vowing133715272_vowing
wowing133915392_wowing
yowing133715542_yowing

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671903.32632372.5
3Display Results90900.0332727.3
 (SQL Overall)178691903.73547842.3
 
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