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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbowl” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

14 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
bowl9682770(None) 
bawl95326061bawl
boil66335181boil
boll65634751boll
bow87051901bow_
bowel105621201bowel
bowls106121431bowls
bows96242861bows
cowl97530811cowl
fowl105723631fowl
howl107625691howl
jowl146120301jowl
owl66228971_owl
yowl105820951yowl

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit13983140.25055932.0
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691140.313570897.8