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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 “thruways” 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.

34 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
thruways174250(None) 
thruway1643161thruway_
airways1336243air_ways
caraways1636953caraways
hurrays13386153_hurrays
parkways2043973parkways
runways13134443__runways
shipways1944073shipways
sternways1542593sternways
taxiways2142643taxiways
tearaways1542973tearaways
thrawart1445163thrawart
thraws129211103thr__aws
threads11419953thr_eads
threaps12488643thr_eaps
threats104311673thr_eats
throats104612193thr_oats
throwaways2251133throwaways
throwers14106033throwers
throws129715233throw__s
thrummy1742173thrummy_
thrums11429123thru__ms
thruputs1341963thruputs
thrushes1436523thrushes
thrusts10226523thru_sts
thujas1634433th_uja_s
thuyas1234773th_uya_s
tideways1544563tideways
tollways1444133tollways
torulas759853torula_s
towaways1743633towaways
tramways1643723tramways
trays85623433t_r__ays
wireways1745833wireways

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162347.32619951.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.74823062.9
 
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