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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 “backs” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

251 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
backs13572962(None) 
back125535761back_
balks114926291balks
banks115527901banks
barks115735811barks
basks115621761basks
becks135522011becks
blacks144914951blacks
bocks134526571bocks
bucks134824291bucks
hacks144928711hacks
jacks185219831jacks
lacks116129201lacks
macks135127601macks
packs135528931packs
racks115028851racks
sacks114228871sacks
tacks115430131tacks
wacks146626281wacks
yacks144419811yacks
abacas104414722abacas
aback134816172aback_
abacus10349762abacus
aces67645092_aces
acts66929862_acts
arks85936872_arks
asks85721212_asks
auks85525262_auks
baals76122702baals
baas66844672ba_as
babas96325732babas
babes95834112babes
babka137812912babka
babkas146010142babkas
babus95620332babus
bacca111012182bacca
bach116131392bac_h
baches135426942baches
backed155725722backed
backer144525522backer
backers153821882backers
backsaw1836202backsaw
backset15314192backset
backup1646612backup
backups1736172backups
bacon95620592bacon
bacons104917582bacons
bads77048862ba_ds
baffs134718052baffs
bags76645502ba_gs
bahts105617802bahts
bails75933522bails
baits76630582baits
bake105637512ba_ke
bakes117035372bakes
balas76937212balas
balds85524642balds
bales76250082bales
balk105132222balk_
balky145418242balky
balls76236412balls
balms95723922balms
bals66354042ba_ls
bams87044452ba_ms
bancos104713892bancos
bands85233422bands
banes74945582banes
bangs85627772bangs
bank105835752bank_
banns75321232banns
bans66555142ba_ns
baps86040842ba_ps
barbs95928192barbs
barcas101016602barcas
bards87139642bards
bares75457132bares
barfs104826002barfs
bark106242152bark_
barky145721612barky
barms96128462barms
barns76335142barns
bars66564092ba_rs
bas58681752ba__s
bases75644352bases
basis75429862basis
bask105131422bask_
bass66146782ba_ss
basts75936932basts
bates75846342bates
baths105922922baths
batiks1239372batiks
bats66962332ba_ts
batts76727562batts
bauds85821042bauds
baulks12429372baulks
bawds116115492bawds
bawls105719322bawls
bays97143912ba_ys
beaks115326622beaks
beck126226572beck_
berks115423122berks
bices95029962bices
bilks115117892bilks
bipacks1745042bipacks
birks114920302birks
bisks115416802bisks
black134719072black_
blanks124112892blanks
blocks144513942blocks
bock126032512bock_
bonks116326462bonks
books115729712books
borks115727702borks
bosks115218852bosks
braces108427772braces
brachs134415752brachs
bracts105617772bracts
branks124817382branks
bricks144614622bricks
brocks145214152brocks
buck125129902buck_
bucko134614022bucko
buckos143710892buckos
bulks115920612bulks
bunks115125082bunks
busks115521372busks
cacas95627982cacas
calks115421602calks
carks115534212carks
casks115720062casks
clacks144516342clacks
cocks135227162cocks
cracks144817002cracks
daces85030682daces
daks97130602da_ks
darks106727872darks
dawks135213492dawks
decks124822192decks
dicks125824692dicks
docks126022312docks
ducks124823212ducks
faces106439432faces
facts107021892facts
fecks145417852fecks
flacks154114532flacks
fucks144419252fucks
gawks136811632gawks
gecks125117092gecks
gucks123917302gucks
haceks15447862haceks
hack135134542hack_
haiks125120932haiks
hanks126226862hanks
harks126333432harks
hawks155415702hawks
hecks145220652hecks
hicks145322172hicks
hocks144925492hocks
hucks144322172hucks
jack175224862jack_
jacky215412342jacky
jauks165412462jauks
jocks185118082jocks
kecks105416572kecks
kicks104420082kicks
knacks11428542knacks
kyacks14416062kyacks
laces76141762laces
lack105837682lack_
lacs66942482lac_s
larks95227812larks
licks115325392licks
locks115126922locks
lucks115723562lucks
maces97139962maces
machs125722562machs
mack125733652mack_
macs86742512mac_s
marks115933482marks
masks115320532masks
micks135525372micks
mocks135023822mocks
mucks134622642mucks
narks96026032narks
necks115119332necks
nicks114920492nicks
nocks115121012nocks
oaks86527902oa_ks
pacas96029402pacas
paces96741112paces
pack125535442pack_
pacs85842182pac_s
pacts95125802pacts
paiks114719852paiks
parks116134462parks
pecks135724432pecks
picks135226142picks
placks144414152placks
pocks135022962pocks
pucks134322102pucks
quacks214710102quacks
races74943242races
rack106234882rack_
ranks95225732ranks
recks115625132recks
ricks115126132ricks
rocks114626412rocks
rucks114422052rucks
sack105337312sack_
sacs65739072sac_s
sarks96632462sarks
shacks154817562shacks
sicks115127622sicks
slacks124416532slacks
smacks144112322smacks
snacks124514552snacks
socks114926082socks
stacks124317262stacks
sucks114523072sucks
taces76237802taces
tachs105820932tachs
tack106536292tack_
tacky145617442tacky
tacos77023552tacos
tacts76524122tacts
talks94322692talks
tanks94624732tanks
tasks94917582tasks
thacks154311922thacks
ticks115823292ticks
tracks124818842tracks
tucks114721122tucks
vacs96226202vac_s
wack135330912wack_
wacke145918622wacke
wackes154717712wackes
wacko145514382wacko
wackos155210992wackos
wacky174714932wacky
walks126218502walks
wanks126124482wanks
warks127932402warks
wauks125515162wauks
whacks184610482whacks
wicks144619362wicks
wracks154711112wracks
yack135425972yack_
yaks116025202ya_ks
yanks125316572yanks
yocks144418372yocks
yucks144717192yucks

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538002511.61033416.1
3Display Results2512510.0633984.1
 (SQL Overall)1786912511.96990752.2
 
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