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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 “wistfully” 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
wistfully184421(None) 
wishfully2143441wishfully
fitfully1744992fi_tfully
lustfully1543792lustfully
restfully1545552restfully
tristfully1653742tristfully
wastefully1943432wastefully
wilfully1743752wi_lfully
willfully1843072willfully
wistful1365712wistfu_l_
zestfully2443912zestfully
aimfully1644063ai_mfully
artfully1445403_artfully
bashfully2043843bashfully
blissfully1852093blissfully
boastfully1853313boastfully
direfully1644783direfully
distally1239553dist_ally
easefully1544723easefully
fistful1365903fistfu_l_
fistfuls1454563fistfu_ls
fretfully1844303fretfully
ghastfully2052933ghastfully
hurtfully1843653hurtfully
irefully1445943_irefully
kistful1465303kistfu_l_
kistfuls1553833kistfu_ls
mindfully1843463mindfully
mirthfully2152673mirthfully
pitifully1744213pitifully
rightfully2053223rightfully
sinfully1445613si_nfully
tactfully1744343tactfully
tastefully1653483tastefully
trustfully1653593trustfully
usefully1444593_usefully
wailfully1843163wailfully
wakefully2243483wakefully
wishful1664503wishfu_l_
woefully1744183w_oefully
wofully1644523w__ofully
wrathfully2253033wrathfully

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641428.14018260.6
3Display Results42420.0331272.7
 (SQL Overall)178691428.59620787.7
 
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