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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 “backward” 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.

77 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
backward204810(None) 
backwards2147461backwards
backyard2046841backyard
awkward1843182_awkward
backboard2047182backboard
backhand2047432backhand
backland1748102backland
backsword2144622backsword
backwardly2552572backwardly
backwash2244942backwash
backwood2046972backwood
backwrap2144072backwrap
backyards2146532backyards
bankcard1774022bankcard
becoward1644762becoward
airward1148133_airward
award97118043_a__ward
baccara1347143bac_cara
backbend1944783backbend
backboards2146193backboards
backcast1887673backcast
backdate1748223backdate
backdated1946483backdated
backed155725723back__ed
backer144525523back_er_
backers153821883back_ers
backfire1946003backfire
backfired2144543backfired
backhands2146303backhands
backhaul1945133backhaul
backhoed2047013backhoed
backlands1846823backlands
backlash1945923backlash
backload1746833backload
backpack1945463backpack
backsaw1836203backsa_w
backsaws1946803backsaws
backslid1746273backslid
backswords2243813backswords
backwashed25123763backwashed
backwater2096753backwater
backwaters2195163backwaters
backwoods2146393backwoods
backwraps2244193backwraps
bakeware1745483bakeware
ballyard1445893ballyard
bankcards1873783bankcards
barnyard1443783barnyard
barware12610703ba_rware
bastard103012423ba_stard
bayard124411663ba__yard
becowards1743843becowards
bedward1497473b_edward
blackbird2043573blackbird
blackboard2144253blackboard
blackguard2062453blackguard
blackland1844653blackland
blackwood2144123blackwood
brickyard2142093brickyard
buckboard2044233buckboard
coward12411673__coward
dockyard1943283dockyard
eastward1244993eastward
hackwork1945113hackwork
hayward1736413ha_yward
jacquard2742553jacquard
landward1345823landward
manward1349093ma_nward
packboard2044843packboard
packwax2542853packwa_x
rackwork1645583rackwork
spaceward1743073spaceward
tackboard1844723tackboard
tankard1267263tank_ard
vanward1456943va_nward
vaward13498723va__ward
wayward1736053wa_yward

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162777.70318974.7
3Display Results77770.0332333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691778.17221866.3
 
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