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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 “starboards” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

42 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
starboards136530(None) 
starboard1275841starboard_
astarboard1392802astarboard_
garboards1346362_garboards
larboards1246982_larboards
seaboards1246442sea_boards
starboarded1552182starboarded
storyboards1752432storyboards
tagboards1345132_tagboards
cardboards1645333_cardboards
clapboards17113673clapboards
dartboards1443883_dartboards
garboard1247243_garboard_
hardboards1745163_hardboards
headboards1744333headboards
lapboards14105373_lapboards
larboard1157663_larboard_
mortarboards1761513mortarboards
sailboards1345483sailboards
scabbards1643763sca_bbards
scoreboards1653123scoreboards
seaboard1147433sea_board_
shipboards1894103shipboards
sideboards1444643sideboards
signboards1443343signboards
skateboards1853423skateboards
skimboards1943123skimboards
skyboards1943773s_kyboards
snowboards1643693snowboards
staggards1244123sta_ggards
standards1145203sta_ndards
starboarding1652073starboarding
starworts12105273starwo_rts
sternwards1442613sternwards
storyboard1652643storyboard_
superboards1645713superboards
surfboards1643683surfboards
tabards10310383_ta_b_ards
tackboards1944363_tackboards
tagboard1245563_tagboard_
tailboards1345083_tailboards
teaboards1245393_teaboards

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603428.81315954.0
3Display Results42420.046913.0
 (SQL Overall)178691429.27919257.6
 
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