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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 “blustery” 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.

31 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
blustery1336800(None) 
blistery13418711blistery
bluster94215311bluster_
blusters104413891blusters
clustery13317111clustery
baluster1037052baluster_
balusters1136642balusters
blaster94017302blaster_
blasters104116142blasters
blister94415312blister_
blisters104015082blisters
blubbery14294782blubbery
blunter94512032blunter_
blurter9419832blurter_
blurters10348372blurters
blusher124113112blusher_
blushers133911292blushers
blustered12157262blustered
blusterer11176292blusterer
buster84726492b_uster_
busters94724132b_usters
buttery124311192b_uttery
cluster94013332cluster_
clusters102912402clusters
cluttery13346322cluttery
fluster103913062fluster_
flusters113811502flusters
fluttery14376142fluttery
luster64023672_luster_
lusters73921442_lusters
plastery13279702plastery

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 Limit121059313.43635232.5
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691313.82646704.4
 
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