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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 “whitebeards” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

30 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
whitebeards205167(None) 
whitebeard1951821whitebeard_
whiteheads2042982whitehea_ds
whitebaits1852263whiteb_aits
whitehead1943113whitehea_d_
whiteners1535243whitene_r_s
bluebeards1542294_bluebeards
chipboards2093784chi_pboards
debeards1235504___debeards
fireboards1645434_fireboards
pasteboards1653184pasteboards
shipboards1894104shi_pboards
shitheads1645044shit_hea_ds
sideboards1444644_sideboards
skateboards1853424skateboards
thitherwards2261404thitherwards
wakeboards2044494w_akeboards
whitebait1753504whiteb_a_it
whitecaps1942764white_ca_ps
whitefaces2162514white_faces
whitened1535174whitene__d_
whitener1435734whitene_r__
whiteness1546484whitene__ss
whitenesses1746654whitenesses
whitetails1653034white_tails
whitewalls1952434white_walls
whitewoods2053124white_woods
whitherward2452104whitherward_
whitters14359404whit_te_r_s
whittlers1594334whittle_r_s

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 Filter1786911488190.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148819309.23316118.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691309.40518999.6
 
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