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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 “screwups” 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.

40 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
screwups154229(None) 
screwup1442971screwup_
screwers13358062screwers
screws115513892screw__s
creeps104213623_cre_eps
crewcuts1542183_crewcuts
crewels12438493_crewels
crews105917503_crew__s
croups104312553_cr_oups
scaleups1243393scaleups
scaups105411933sc__aups
scraps106017243scr__aps
scrawls12177283scraw_ls
screaks13469363scre_aks
screams114810623scre_ams
screeds106210293scre_eds
screens95212183scre_ens
screes85023973scre__es
screw109318543screw___
screwed135710663screw_ed
screwer124410073screw_er
screwier1346433screwier
screwiest1445473screwiest
screwing14288233screwing
screwy14659463screw__y
scrimps13517903scr_imps
scrips105316033scr__ips
scroops11288253scr_oops
scrotums1243983scrotums
scrubs104210313scr__ubs
scrums104614253scr__ums
scups95316653sc___ups
setups83910463s__etups
shrews129313923shrew__s
sirups83710533sir__ups
speedups1342233speedups
streps86218063stre__ps
strewers11409063strewers
strews96817103strew__s
syrups11277953syr__ups

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162408.04618165.8
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691408.46821101.9
 
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