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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 “throws” 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.

63 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
throws12971523(None) 
thraws129211101thraws
throbs118311371throbs
throes97518671throes
throw118719731throw_
thrown1214911441thrown
trows88826181t_rows
arrows92813482arrows
brows105425982_brows
chows135618202ch_ows
crows105727312_crows
dhows125911222dh_ows
frows116623102_frows
grows95523922_grows
hows106345602_h_ows
prows106327012_prows
rows75941752__rows
serows96016392serows
shows115324582sh_ows
shrews129313912shrews
strows96718272strows
tarocs84615662tarocs
taroks106115282taroks
taros55640822taro_s
tarots66422992tarots
thaws116515462th_aws
thews117416192th_ews
thiols95112762thiols
thorns95314102thorns
thorons104511912thorons
thorps113610892thorps
thous86017262th_ous
thraw1110515922thraw_
thrawn12769422thrawn
threes97117322threes
threw1117315712threw_
thrips11299012thrips
thro77726422thro__
throat94819752throat
throats104612182throats
throb109816852thro_b
throe89321422thro_e
throne98517602throne
thrones105715842thrones
throng10539972throng
throngs11508162throngs
throve128012392throve
thrower1386992thrower
throwers14106032throwers
thrums11429122thrums
tiros54524892tiro_s
toros54336192toro_s
torous64319032torous
tows78545552t__ows
trews86118892t_rews
trogs67022602t_rogs
trois57226092t_rois
trots56629942t_rots
trow78031422t_row_
troys86418612t_roys
tyros85118592tyro_s
upthrows1643302upthrows
vrows116115262_vrows

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 Filter178691825510.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit82551635.92313937.4
3Display Results63630.0302100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691636.07629409.3
 
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