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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 “bowlt” 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.

64 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
bolt66254171bo_lt
bowl96827701bowl_
bowls106121431bowls
bawl95326062bawl_
bawls105719322bawls
belt65754032b_elt
boart78835932boart
boast75935702boast
boat66360312bo_at
bogle85821682bogle
boil66335182boil_
boils75427192boils
bola66035562bo_la
bold75432812bo_ld
bole66448692bo_le
boll65634752bo_ll
bolls75531312bolls
bolo65535952bo_lo
bolts76232112bo_lts
boost75132472boost
boot67759372bo_ot
bort65960962bo_rt
bot59680402bo__t
bott66548572bo_tt
boule74828042boule
bout66353292bo_ut
bow87051902bow__
bowed114533422bowed
bowel105621202bowel
bowels114315592bowels
bower107328182bower
bowled125018142bowled
bowleg12369182bowleg
bowler114217312bowler
bowpot13410072bowpot
bows96242862bow_s
bowse105420632bowse
boyla102912362boyla
built74325922built
colt67158242co_lt
cowl97530812cowl_
cowls106922212cowls
dolt56649422do_lt
fowl105723632fowl_
fowls115518892fowls
holt77852582ho_lt
howl107625692howl_
howlet123518342howlet
howls116219222howls
jolt116639122jo_lt
jowl146120302jowl_
jowls156214522jowls
jowly186410902jowly
lowly114113332lowly
molt66356162mo_lt
moult74728722moult
nowt78833752now_t
owl66228972_owl_
owlet83324462_owlet
owls76022932_owls
poult76928872poult
volt76439532vo_lt
yowl105820952yowl_
yowls115715432yowls

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800641.59333772.8
3Display Results64640.0164000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691641.92292971.4
 
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