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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 “unscrews” 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.

51 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
unscrews134331(None) 
unscrew1245461unscrew_
screws115513892__screws
unscrewed1554032unscrewed
unsews9379362uns__ews
unstress837372unstress
aircrews13122813aircrews
airscrews1492323airscrews
ancress978613an_cress
beshrews1643163beshrews
bestrews1335603bestrews
crews105917503___crews
ensurers8279373ensurers
ensures73315903ensure_s
eschews1534553_eschews
escrows1235803_escrows
insureds9277613insureds
insurers83710133insurers
insures73117263insure_s
nacres85614453_nacre_s
onscreen1044253onscreen
screes85023973__screes
screw109318543__screw_
screwy14659463__screwy
setscrews1441443setscrews
shrews129313923__shrews
strews96817103__strews
sunscreen1142943sunscreen
sunscreens1252093sunscreens
uncles8317163un_cle_s
uncrewed1456763un_crewed
uncross938193un_cross
uncrown1236323un_crown
uncrowns1344363un_crowns
undraws1136893un_draws
undress838893un_dress
undrew1037913un_drew_
unfrees1048643un_frees
unmews11326523un__mews
unscrewing1643203unscrewing
unsets64116163uns__ets
unsew83912693uns__ew_
unsewn9298393uns__ewn
unsexes14248923unsexe_s
unsteels845793unsteels
unsteps936213uns_teps
unstraps1045983unstraps
unsuccess1341883unsuccess
unsure62815413unsure__
unsurely1146383unsurely
usurers766363u_surers

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162516.57622226.6
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691517.01525472.7
 
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