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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 “blueys” 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.

42 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
blueys1141952(None) 
blues75127041blue_s
bluesy11448981bluesy
bluets87215491bluets
bluey104817051bluey_
alleys95113302alleys
beys913829552b__eys
blebs96416152bl_ebs
bleeds95211592bleeds
bleeps10499102bleeps
bless75917812bl_ess
blets75324942bl_ets
blubs95818152blu_bs
blue65328462blue__
blued84520322blue_d
blueish1236482blueish
bluejays2042062bluejays
bluely113310082bluely
bluer74918492blue_r
bluest84016482bluest
bluet75631192blue_t
bluffs14388372bluffs
blumes105917792blumes
blunts84512892blunts
blurbs10489312blurbs
blurs74619082blu_rs
blurts84412642blurts
bogeys124510912bogeys
buoys104810632b_uoys
buys95726792b_u_ys
clues74623032clue_s
fleys117015602fl_eys
flues84626922flue_s
gleys96514852gl_eys
gluers75011152gluers
glues65125682glue_s
gluey95715262gluey_
leys76430182_l_eys
lues45943552_lue_s
muleys11409642muleys
queys17398362_queys
slues54527172slue_s

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551422.37334787.6
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.73265406.7
 
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