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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 “shrewd” 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.

39 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
shrewd13681077(None) 
shred98125611shre_d
shrew119720161shrew_
shrewed14589841shrewed
shrews129313911shrews
screed95718922screed
screw109318532screw_
screwed135710652screwed
screws115513882screws
screwy14659452screwy
sered65737292sere_d
shared105829062share_d
shawed134817232shawed
shed86536152sh_e_d
shend94719972sh_end
sherd96321152sh_erd
shew108030762sh_ew_
shewed134716182sh_ewed
shewn115715702sh_ewn
shews115924712sh_ews
shied96125492shie_d
shield106212972shield
shoed95723002shoe_d
shored105723642shore_d
showed135016962showed
shreds105613052shreds
shrewder1534392shrewder
shrewdie1542972shrewdie
shrewdly1842512shrewdly
shroud1038762shroud
sired66134282sire_d
sored66141782sore_d
spread9312532spread
strew89220652strew_
strewed115811332strewed
strewn96710002strewn
strews96817092strews
thread105011092thread
threw1117315712threw_

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551392.56332208.7
3Display Results39390.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691392.67366850.4
 
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