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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 “scowled” 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.

54 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
scowled1339818(None) 
cowled125218381_cowled
scowed124413821scow_ed
scowler12248171scowler
bowled125018132_bowled
coaled95022702_coaled
coiled95123932_coiled
coled85540752_co_led
cooled95224582_cooled
cowed115637842_cow_ed
fowled133914092_fowled
growled12278162growled
howled134014962_howled
jowled174210792_jowled
prowled13309902prowled
scaled94822442sc_aled
schooled1447042schooled
scoffed16266182scoffed
scold85414862sco_l_d
scolded11358852scolded
scolex1538242sco_lex
sconced12359172sconced
scooped124611742scooped
scooted103612282scooted
scoped115116652sco_ped
scored94621132sco_red
scorned10229952scorned
scoured103811152scoured
scouted104112032scouted
scowder13286852scowder
scowl1012012972scowl__
scowlers13257352scowlers
scowls11549592scowl_s
scrawled1445902scrawled
scrolled1137042scrolled
sculled102911692sculled
shawled1437772shawled
shoaled113810972shoaled
shooled115212662shooled
showed135016972show_ed
skoaled12226052skoaled
slowed104617072slow_ed
snooled84513932snooled
snowed104613612snow_ed
soiled73822472s_oiled
soled65835172s_o_led
souled75419822s_ouled
sowed94933862s_ow_ed
spoiled104811352spoiled
spooled104613522spooled
stoled74521592sto_led
stooled84313892stooled
stowed105817202stow_ed
yowled133811082_yowled

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 Filter1786911076710.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit107671543.06335152.1
3Display Results54540.0134153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691543.19955858.4
 
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