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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 “worry” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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94 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
worry11611433(None) 
lorry86315671lorry
sorry84618251sorry
wordy126916161wordy
wormy137514251wormy
berry104521772berry
beworry1543742beworry
borty105522832borty
burry105221562burry
carry105823782carry
corby125018532corby
corky145221152corky
corny106023272corny
cory96941512co_ry
cowry135512482cowry
curry105920342curry
derry94721372derry
dorky135518742dorky
dormy115817472dormy
dorr56627722dorr_
dorrs65520592dorrs
dorty96220812dorty
dory85836232do_ry
dowry126312482dowry
ferry116020802ferry
firry115713532firry
foray115023972foray
forby135317672forby
forky156119642forky
forty114824272forty
furry116719282furry
gorsy95915782gorsy
gory86129662go_ry
gurry94515412gurry
harry115322952harry
herry114922472herry
hoary114516762hoary
horary12310382horary
horny115619622horny
horsy116318392horsy
hurry114917182hurry
jerry155016182jerry
kerry124916092kerry
lory75931712lo_ry
loury85716752loury
marry104821692marry
merry104721482merry
moory105115792moory
moray105423792moray
morro73216952morro
murry105120232murry
orby97519602_orby
orgy85218002_orgy
orra46120722_orra
parry105323752parry
perry105222712perry
porgy116916122porgy
porky145019332porky
porny106020192porny
serry84824122serry
tarry85422512tarry
terry84721872terry
torr45630902torr_
torrs53923562torrs
tory75840542to_ry
warty119323822warty
wary106740012w_ary
weary115620612weary
wherry15477332wherry
whirry15477062whirry
wirra83210822wirra
wiry106422832w_iry
womby155910092womby
wonky154011772wonky
woody125116882woody
wooly114417672wooly
woozy204410602woozy
word89832002wo_rd
words95425072words
wore77144672wo_re
work115528842wo_rk
works125621902works
world96915362world
worm96129492wo_rm
worms105320762worms
worn75631752wo_rn
worrit92313312worrit
worse86525262worse
worst86330132worst
wort76654752wo_rt
worth117120522worth
worthy15598802worthy
worts88631182worts
wry96524702w__ry

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800941.75030742.9
3Display Results94940.0303133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691942.09385375.5
 
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