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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 “underworld” 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.

30 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
underworld154427(None) 
underworlds1652801underworlds
undersold1146882underso_ld
underwood1446472underwo_od
underwool1345012underwool_
underwools1444432underwools
underwork1746422underwor_k
underworked2043932underworked
underworks1845712underworks
afterworld1782433afterworld
counterworld1854223counterworld
otherworld1751973otherworld
underbred1338993under_bred
undercard1347003undercar_d
undercool1245533undercool_
undercooled1544303undercooled
undercools1344973undercools
underdosed1346163underdosed
undergird1245903undergir_d
undergod1136583undergo__d
undergrad1245483under_grad
underload1146373underlo_ad
underscored1545143underscored
undersoil1056773undersoil_
undersoils1156063undersoils
underwhelm19132383underwhelm
underwire1348123underwir_e
underwires1447023underwires
underwoods1545713underwoods
underwrote1445273underwrote

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 Limit140603306.37322062.3
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.79526297.4
 
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