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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 “scurf” 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.

84 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
scurf10471932(None) 
curf97538781_curf
scarf105427141scarf
scuff133914891scuff
scurfs113210811scurfs
scurfy14338761scurfy
surf76039311s_urf
corf95941482_corf
cuff125327992_cuff
cuif96529142_cuif
cur56841982_cur_
curb86732222_curb
curd77634982_curd
cure66149122_cure
curfs105122142_curfs
curl66035052_curl
curn66731892_curn
curr65429652_curr
curs65645542_curs
curt67051712_curt
saury84317222saury
scar66434202scar_
scare75334462scare
scarfs114714682scarfs
scarp95724102scarp
scars75433532scars
scart76139772scart
scary105222592scary
scaur75814902scaur_
scaurs85512052scaurs
scoff134413342scoff
score75526742score
scorn75817452scorn
scour75315532scour_
scours84913592scours
scrub94914202scrub
scruff1437962scruff
scrum95418202scrum
scry96017762sc_ry
scuba94211592scuba
scud76221282scu_d
scudi85112162scudi
scudo85412212scudo
scuds85116242scuds
scuffs14419052scuffs
sculk115112462sculk
scull75315762scull
sculp95314842sculp
scum85924522scu_m
scums95017422scums
scup84822382scu_p
scups95316652scups
scurry11419592scurry
scurvy14386102scurvy
scut65835542scu_t
scuta75815752scuta
scute75520942scute
scuts74522522scuts
scuzz1537572scuzz
secure8513532secure
serf76340112s_erf
sluff114016812sluff
slur45525152slur_
slurb74116322slurb
slurp74014982slurp
slurs54123372slurs
snarf86525422snarf
snuff113514042snuff
sour45935892sour_
sours55230502sours
spur65321192spur_
spurn74815452spurn
spurs74621522spurs
spurt77227982spurt
stuff113817052stuff
sturt56028962sturt
sucre75019102sucre
sura45740292s_ura
surd56433812s_urd
sure45447412s_ure
surfs85022542s_urfs
surfy115319472s_urfy
swarf115324652swarf
turf75334052_turf

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.300595636.7
2DLD Change Limit53800841.45037103.4
3Display Results84840.0332545.5
 (SQL Overall)178691841.783100219.3
 
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