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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 “strews” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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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
strews9681710(None) 
screws115513891screws
shrews129313921shrews
stews85519141st_ews
straws98718671straws
streps86218061streps
stress66616671stress
strew89220661strew_
strewn96710011strewn
strows96718271strows
trews86118891_trews
bestrews1335602bestrews
brews105617072_brews
crews105917502_crews
sarees65329942sarees
screes85023972screes
screw109318542screw_
screwy14659462screwy
seres55448892sere_s
serows96016392serows
sews75836022s__ews
shews115924712s_hews
shreds105613052shreds
shrew119720172shrew_
shrewd136810782shrewd
sinews94210622sinews
sirees64624582sirees
sirens65318152sirens
sires55945372sire_s
skews125413802s_kews
slews86220352s_lews
smews104612292s_mews
sorels63921162sorels
sores55454282sore_s
spews105015922s_pews
sprees85620642sprees
starers74522312starers
stares66038752stare_s
starets73515922starets
steeds73814882steeds
steeks103613702steeks
steels64117982steels
steeps85215192steeps
steers63820982steers
stems75219952st_ems
steps76619882st_eps
stereos74314972stereos
steres63929532steres
sterns64616762sterns
stets55423912st_ets
stew77525462st_ew_
stewy116112062st_ewy
sties55132982stie_s
storers75018682storers
stores65533662store_s
storeys10559652storeys
stows86622702st_ows
straps87721782straps
strass67117222strass
straw813321292straw_
strawy1210312822strawy
strays96417932strays
streak104613622streak
streaks114411272streaks
stream84717292stream
streams94713372streams
streek104111412streek
streeks11378712streeks
streel64214022streel
streels73811342streels
street64125772street
streets73312612streets
strep77120852stre_p
strewed115811342strewed
strewer104310412strewer
strewers11409062strewers
strips85719652strips
strops86220382strops
strow88920572strow_
strown96812092strown
stroys95914602stroys
strums84716452strums
struts65616802struts
styes86316522stye_s
syrens94911992syrens
tews76431642_t_ews
thews117416192_thews
trees55835762_trees
treks96016852_treks
tres46542902_tre_s
tress55423162_tress
trets55928022_trets
treys85018212_treys
trows88826182_trows

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551942.47033421.5
3Display Results94940.0303133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691942.87662131.8
 
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