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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 “wafflers” 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.

28 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
wafflers1730632(None) 
bafflers16356591bafflers
rafflers14317361rafflers
waffler16377781waffler_
waffles16329981waffle_s
baffler15418112baffler_
baffles153710682baffle_s
gaffers14428712gaff_ers
mufflers16316002mufflers
raffler13339222raffler_
raffles133611842raffle_s
rifflers14336442rifflers
rufflers14347192rufflers
wabblers15398992wabblers
waddlers13298332waddlers
wafers124316142wa_f_ers
waffies163611442waffie_s
waffle15369182waffle__
waffled17357522waffle_d
wafflier1733952wafflier_
wafters134112812wa_fters
wailers103916802wa_ilers
walers94824462wa__lers
wanglers123310032wanglers
warblers13319102warblers
warslers11328072warslers
whifflers2142772whifflers
zaffers22386772zaff_ers

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059283.14038553.8
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691283.53050620.7
 
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