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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 “waylaid” 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.

70 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
waylaid144509(None) 
naysaid1145312naysaid
waylay1535452wayla_y
waylays1634672waylays
wayward1736052wayward
afraid1049723_afraid
aland65526413_a_land
alcid85817973_a_lcid
algid75415583_a_lgid
amyloid1348543amyloid
badland1147653badland
ballad94315323balla_d
bandaid11310483bandaid
barmaid1238203barmaid
bayard124411663bay_ard
daylit10512493dayl_it
dryland1254303dryland
garland948703garland
halid94424983ha_l_id
haloid104317763ha_loid
halyard1476973halyard
haploid1339833haploid
haylage1436443haylage
hayward1736413hayward
hyaloid1439073hyaloid
inlaid7310143_inlaid
laid56439143___laid
lalland83810183lalland
mallard10310273mallard
mislaid1039303mislaid
navaid1037653na_vaid
outlaid81110653outlaid
palais8420423pa_lais
pallid93915283pa_llid
payload1336403payload
plaid85118303__plaid
playland1444573playland
psyllid1344523psyllid
relaid75518443_relaid
salad65321833sa_la_d
salpid9510883sa_lpid
sayid95516723say__id
sayyid13185353say_yid
styloid1137553styloid
tabloid1048263tabloid
taxpaid1743093taxpaid
unlaid7311753_unlaid
valid94618393va_l_id
wagtail1145043wagtail
wailed104823593wail_ed
waled94330993wa_l_ed
walked145313783wa_lked
walla85321033walla__
wallaby1535073wallaby
wallah124011993walla_h
wallahs13409473wallahs
wallas95719393walla_s
walled104021293wa_lled
wallie93216803wa_llie
warlord1136293warlord
wassail1056133wassail
wauled104713963waul_ed
wawled133811703wawl_ed
waylayer1743153waylayer
waylaying1953103waylaying
wayless13308243wayless
wayside1435183way_side
wetland1135353wetland
wyled124611843w_yl_ed
xyloid1738193_xyloid

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit134027708.87315105.0
3Display Results70700.0164375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691709.31219189.3
 
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