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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 “waxbills” 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.

37 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
waxbills204278(None) 
waxbill1943131waxbill_
waybills1643161waybills
sawbills1344762sawbills
waybill1543722waybill_
axilla13289573_ax_illa
axillas14278963_ax_illas
axils127217503_ax_i_ls
barbells12368823barbells
bills75632863___bills
boatbills1344173boatbills
boxballs19144233boxballs
handbills15114743handbills
hawkbills2142023hawkbills
labials9299873la_bials
lambkills1741823lambkills
maills84215283ma__ills
maxilla16248193max_illa
maxillas17227703max_illas
maxwells2042653maxwells
misbills1246083misbills
playbills1642903playbills
prebills1237293prebills
rebills93510623_rebills
sawbill1255293sawbill_
sawmills1343693sawmills
twibills1342323twibills
wabbles144013993wa_bbles
wadmolls1442573wadmolls
wails86631483wa__i_ls
walls85529383wa___lls
wambles143714023wamb_les
warbles123215563warb_les
waxily19218413wax_i_ly
waxings18366453wax_ings
waxwings2232953waxwings
wills84528963w___ills

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162377.47019566.5
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.90622601.9
 
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