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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 “scratchiest” 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.

32 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
scratchiest184414(None) 
catchiest1638312_c_atchiest
scratches1647322scratch_es_
scratchier1744342scratchie_r
scratchiness1962382scratchiness
screechiest1842742screechiest
snatchiest1545152s_natchiest
stretchiest1644192stretchiest
branchiest1746713_branchiest
cratches153012543_cratch_es_
crunchiest1764793_crunchiest
patchiest1638353__patchiest
scattiest11268363sc_at_tiest
scrabbliest1742483scrabbliest
scraggiest1444363scra_ggiest
scraggliest1542483scraggliest
scrappiest1644153scra_ppiest
scratched1735393scratch_e_d
scratcher1635443scratch_e_r
scratchers1744293scratch_ers
scratchily2042553scratchi_ly
scratching1844533scratchi_ng
scrawliest1553813scra_wliest
scrawniest1543483scra_wniest
scrunchies1744353scrunchies_
sketchiest1943163s_ketchiest
smutchiest1743263s_mutchiest
splotchiest1852083splotchiest
starchiest1547183s_tarchiest
swarthiest1644743swart_hiest
thatchiest1844163_thatchiest
wrathiest1536973_wrat_hiest

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633324.68625956.7
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691325.09535071.8
 
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