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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 “spool” 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.

94 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
spool7521904(None) 
pool65835951_pool
shool84523151shool
snool55118641snool
spoil75818651spoil
spoof105019011spoof
spook115416041spook
spools85115911spools
spoon74719441spoon
spoor75016351spoor
stool55619891stool
cool66940492_cool
drool65416102drool
fool75330592_fool
mool67533862_mool
pol56449382_p_ol
poll66332132_poll
polo66236632_polo
poo57757112_poo_
pood75934322_pood
poof95541662_poof
pooh96027382_pooh
pools74427702_pools
poon67341262_poon
poop86532812_poop
poor65630222_poor
poos65949112_poos
respool937642respool
salol55222142salol
school11410722school
scoop95617162scoop
scoot75729152scoot
scowl1012012972scowl
sheol84318372sheol
shoal83920272shoal
shoo75929892shoo_
shook124920162shook
shools94919012shools
shoon84022012shoon
shoos84226362shoos
shoot84235912shoot
shorl84720252shorl
skoal93811462skoal
sloop76118912sloop
snood64616162snood
snook95115572snook
snools65715882snools
snoop75317172snoop
snoot55030142snoot
soil46138832s_oil
sokol94612292sokol
sol37256622s__ol
solo45538942s_olo
sook84933392s_ook
soon46240502s_oon
soot45761062s_oot
sopor74016492sopor
sotol54917652sotol
soul46435712s_oul
spail74921552spail
spall74919302spall
speel74420762speel
speil75618642speil
spell75020302spell
spiel74623912spiel
spill74821162spill
spode84617702spode
spoils84614532spoils
spoilt85016592spoilt
spoke114818662spoke
spoofs114011812spoofs
spoofy14498552spoofy
spooks124312932spooks
spooky15418092spooky
spooled104613522spooled
spooler93711382spooler
spoons84116022spoons
spoony114111792spoony
spoors84014032spoors
sporal82915452sporal
spore75428592spore
sport75935982sport
spot65540692sp_ot
spots74424112spots
spout75029632spout
stood65517712stood
stook95218212stook
stools65117022stools
stoop75821542stoop
swoon85014782swoon
swoop105213432swoop
tool46735682_tool
unspool945162unspool
wool76427372_wool

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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800941.54634799.5
3Display Results94940.0165875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691941.85896173.8
 
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