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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 “wastefully” 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.

31 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
wastefully194343(None) 
tastefully1653481tastefully
easefully1544722eas_efully
fatefully1844752fa_tefully
hatefully1844772ha_tefully
masterfully1982712masterfully
wakefully2243482wa_kefully
wasteful14104932wastefu_l_
wistfully1844212wist_fully
artfully1445403_art_fully
balefully1744503ba_lefully
banefully1744773ba_nefully
bashfully2043843bas_hfully
boastfully1853313boast_fully
carefully1745083ca_refully
faithfully2252803faithfully
ghastfully2052933ghast_fully
gratefully1744453gratefully
hasteful14105253hastefu_l_
lustfully1543793lust_fully
restfully1545553rest_fully
spitefully1853573spitefully
tactfully1744343tact_fully
tasteful11115223tastefu_l_
usefully1444593_us_efully
wailfully1843163wa_ilfully
watchfully2452423watchfully
wishfully2143443wis_hfully
woefully1744183w__oefully
wrathfully2253033wrathfully
zestfully2443913zest_fully

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603315.93623686.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.37228043.2
 
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