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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 “snarfed” 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.

56 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
snarfed1137875(None) 
scarfed134711181scarfed
snared74824551snar_ed
snarled83612361snarled
barfed125416382_barfed
dwarfed1533482dwarfed
gnarled9287722gnarled
gnarred9327002gnarred
inarmed10268672inarmed
knarred12266002knarred
naffed13408332_naffed
narked114116742_narked
scared95227292scar_ed
scarfer124511082scarfer
scarped124314402scarped
scarred104512632scarred
scarted104816122scarted
seared75232842sear_ed
shared105829062shar_ed
sharked153613912sharked
sharped134112052sharped
smarted105012612smarted
snacked144013112snacked
snaffled15285212snaffled
snafued1134932snafued
snagged104010672snagged
snailed83811922snailed
snaked115017592sna_ked
snapped124611202snapped
snare54429982snar_e_
snarer64620842snar_er
snares65329032snar_es
snarf86525422snarf__
snarfs95113422snarf_s
snarler73610632snarler
snawed104813732sna_wed
sniffed14318182sniffed
snored74819542snor_ed
snorted83813492snorted
snuffed14308072snuffed
soared74324292soar_ed
spared95427492spar_ed
sparged113512762sparged
sparked143513142sparked
sparred104512862sparred
staffed14298282staffed
stared75429872star_ed
starred85013452starred
started84217322started
starved114911572starved
strafed114413332strafed
surfed103814462s_urfed
swarded1238152swarded
swarmed1367482swarmed
unarmed101811922unarmed
wharfed1734412wharfed

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 Limit107671563.50030763.1
3Display Results56560.0163500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691563.90645747.8
 
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