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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 “blowers” 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.

74 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
blowers12431359(None) 
blower115316571blower_
bowers115523701b_owers
flowers133413171flowers
glowers113412091glowers
lowers94624921_lowers
plowers123812241plowers
avowers1336332avowers
beflowers17165822beflowers
bellowers14177622bellowers
bladers104214682bladers
blamers115314212blamers
blazers184811682blazers
bloaters103311022bloaters
blockers16398792blockers
bloggers12397402bloggers
blokes123813882bloke_s
bloomers12348822bloomers
bloopers12397372bloopers
blotters104110982blotters
blowbys17353812blowbys
blowed125016692blowe_d
blowier1248942blowier_
blows105423832blow__s
blowups1433162blowups
bolters94017802bolters
boners84825432b_oners
boogers104514632boogers
bookers134016612bookers
boomers114115912boomers
boozers183912442boozers
borers85122682b_orers
bowels114315592b_owels
bower107328182b_ower_
bowery146012112b_owery
bowlers123715782b_owlers
bowyers15438732b_owyers
boxers155013482b_oxers
brewers123811062brewers
brokers133111912brokers
browsers13449202browsers
clawers123910972clawers
cloners94514822cloners
closers94415322closers
clovers125114662clovers
clowders14357472clowders
cowers114625532_cowers
crowers124614902crowers
dowers104523292_dowers
elopers95112942elopers
flower124815502flower_
flowery16327782flowery
glovers114310882glovers
glower105114932glower_
growers113612722growers
knowers1436352knowers
loners64225812_loners
lopers84424142_lopers
losers65123582_losers
lovers94223432_lovers
lower85830412_lower_
lowery124112712_lowery
lowes85732462_lowe_s
mowers113219402_mowers
plovers123611832plovers
plower114315062plower_
powers113822322_powers
rowers94924572_rowers
showers134612682showers
slopers94213092slopers
slower94016152slower_
sowers94923442_sowers
towers94423672_towers
vowers124317182_vowers

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671742.97036252.9
3Display Results74740.0302466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691743.37352976.9
 
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