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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 “wilfully” 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.

42 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
wilfully174375(None) 
wailfully1843161wailfully
willfully1843071willfully
aimfully1644062aimfully
fitfully1744992fitfully
sinfully1445612sinfully
skilfully1942942skilfully
toilfully1543182toilfully
wilful1235962wilfu_l_
wishfully2143442wishfully
wistfully1844212wistfully
woefully1744182woefully
wofully1644522w_ofully
artfully1445403artfully
awfully1644003_awfully
balefully1744503balefully
brimfully1943283brimfully
direfully1644783direfully
dolefully1643983dolefully
filially1447003filially
fully114820863___fully
gainfully1643933gainfully
guilefully1752823guilefully
helpfully2052703helpfully
irefully1445943irefully
joyfully2442833joyfully
lawfully1743503lawfully
manfully1645653manfully
mindfully1843463mindfully
painfully1744183painfully
pitifully1744213pitifully
ruefully1445223ruefully
skillfully2051993skillfully
soulfully1543853soulfully
usefully1444593usefully
wailful1344953wailfu_l_
wakefully2243483wakefully
wifely15429423wi_f_ely
wildly13328123wil__dly
wilily123310763wil__ily
willful1344533willfu_l_
willy115321913wi___lly

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162427.36019859.0
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691427.81322871.0
 
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