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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
blotched163565(None) 
blotches1537431blotches
botched153611901b_otched
batched154114242b_atched
bitched153212922b_itched
blanched16308602blanched
bleached16378562bleached
blenched16358052blenched
blocked16449982blo_cked
blotch13197142blotch__
blotchier1643212blotchier
blotchy17293972blotch_y
blotted103911832blot_ted
botcher143613222b_otcher
botches143716022b_otches
broached16309122broached
clothed134010282clot_hed
clutched16356032clutched
crotched16428592crotched
fletched17306692fletched
flitched17256292flitched
hotched163610922_hotched
latched133914062_latched
letched133912052_letched
notched134210302_notched
scotched16187932scotched
slouched14206742slouched
splotched1742822splotched

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059283.39035710.6
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691283.78047272.8
 
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