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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 “bowshots” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

51 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
bowshots164510(None) 
bowshot1578251bowshot_
borshts1266542borsh_ts
bowknots1743062bowknots
bowpots1446022bow_pots
hotshots1455512hotshots
potshots1346282potshots
airshots1145943airshots
beshouts1346763b_eshouts
besots86415453b_es_ots
bishops1437033b_ishops
boasts85017923boas__ts
bohos105618253bo__ho_s
bolshies1338693bolshies
bolsons969483bols_ons
boohoos1237993bo_ohoos
bookshops2043463bookshops
boosts86115013boos__ts
boots75837973bo___ots
borschts1542853borschts
borsht11813503borsh_t_
boshboks1943413bo_shboks
boshes114721883bo_sh_es
boskets13409473bo_skets
bosoms104913053bo_s_oms
bosons85016653bo_s_ons
bossdoms1343733bossdoms
bostons9312903bo_stons
boughpots1742353boughpots
bowknot1645773bowknot_
bowpot13410073bow_pot_
bowses115718863bows__es
bowsprits1642153bowsprits
bowwows1454123bow_wows
bullshots1443173bullshots
cowsheds1734743cowsheds
dropshots1543393dropshots
earshots1146623earshots
eyeshots1453373eyeshots
gunshots1244373gunshots
hotshot1358343hotshot_
hotspots1344843hotspots
moonshots1444283moonshots
potshot1249733potshot_
rimshots1343883rimshots
shots84730853___shots
snowshoes1543703snowshoes
toeshoes1147713toeshoes
tosspots1044563tosspots
toyshops1644433toyshops
upshots1235193_upshots

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162516.92321112.5
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691517.10925135.9
 
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