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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 “stickworks” 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.

26 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
stickworks1811333(None) 
stickwork17133441stickwork_
brickworks2053052brickworks
brickwork1943103brickwork_
clockworks2052653clockworks
hackworks2045203_hackworks
linkworks1544143_linkworks
rackworks1745543_rackworks
rockworks1744873_rockworks
silkworms1843153s_ilkworms
slickrocks1751763slickrocks
steelworks1743543steelworks
stickers142913033stick_er_s
sticklers15227393stickler_s
stickouts1553973stick_outs
stickweeds2082443stickweeds
stinkhorns1751913stinkhorns
stinkwoods1852743stinkwoods
stitchworts1951533stitchworts
stoneworks1743983stoneworks
stuccoworks226683stuccoworks
studworks1743673st_udworks
taskworks1543903_taskworks
ticktocks1642993_ticktocks
timeworks1844753_timeworks
tinworks1596043_ti_nworks

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603265.95323618.8
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691266.35928100.5
 
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