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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 “shoaled” 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.

67 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
shoaled11381097(None) 
shaled105023951sh_aled
shoaler102610081shoaler
shooled115212661shooled
skoaled12226061skoaled
coaled95022712_coaled
foaled104515962_foaled
goaled85014362_goaled
haled95335822_h_aled
healed105121442_healed
hoaxed17378872_hoaxed
holed95634132_ho_led
howled134014972_howled
scaled94822442s_caled
schooled1447052schooled
scowled13398192scowled
sealed74328362s_ealed
sepaled10510592sepaled
shaded114518872sh_aded
shale85332832sh_ale_
shales94731252sh_ales
shaley123714992sh_aley
shamed125120212sh_amed
shaped125020102sh_aped
shared105829062sh_ared
shauled1148792shauled
shaved135118382sh_aved
shawed134817232sh_awed
shawled1437772shawled
sheafed14388972sheafed
sheared114516002sheared
sheaved143411632sheaved
shelled113815092shelled
shilled113313622shilled
shoal83920272shoal__
shoalest1168912shoalest
shoalier1137072shoalier
shoals94215792shoal_s
shoaly124010772shoal_y
shocked174611812shocked
shoed95723012sho__ed
shogged13397962shogged
shooed103916082sho_oed
shopped153512212shopped
shored105723652sho_red
shorted113614402shorted
shotted113912402shotted
should1038032shoul_d
shouted113911552shouted
shoved134214282sho_ved
shoveled15195352shoveled
showed135016972sho_wed
snooled84513942snooled
soaked114717592s_oaked
soaped95817972s_oaped
soared74324292s_oared
soiled73822472s_oiled
soled65835172s_o_led
souled75419822s_ouled
spoiled104811352spoiled
spooled104613522spooled
staled74728102s_taled
stoled74521592sto_led
stooled84313892stooled
tholed105113872tho_led
whaled134612032wh_aled
whorled14366902whorled

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671673.29632667.2
3Display Results67670.0135153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691673.69948307.9
 
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