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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 “blackwood” 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.

37 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
blackwood214412(None) 
backwood2046971b_ackwood
blackwoods2243891blackwoods
backwoods2146392b_ackwoods
lacewood1455252_lacewood
backdoor1744693b_ackdoor
backhoed2047013b_ackhoed
backload1746833b_ackload
backroom1846093b_ackroom
backsword2144623b_acksword
backward2048103b_ackward
backwoodsy2552163b_ackwoodsy
basswood1494553b_asswood
baywood1646443b_a_ywood
bearwood1445403bea_rwood
beechwood2052653beechwood
blackamoor2071783blackamoor
blackbird2043573blackbird
blackboard2144253blackboard
blackbody2342493blackbody
blackboy2143163black_boy
blackboys2243333blackboys
blackcock1742583blackcock
blacked163613373black__ed
blackened1845273blackened
blackhead2184303blackhead
blackland1844653blackland
blacklead1863903blacklead
blackout1647413black_out
blackpoll1952483blackpoll
blacktop1842973black_top
blacktops1943373blacktops
bluewood1444003bl_uewood
lacewoods1554893_lacewoods
lancewood1552793_lancewood
latewood1255683_latewood
teakwood1643973tea_kwood

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641376.64322375.6
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691377.07625253.1
 
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