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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 “buffy” 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.

83 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
buffy16501337(None) 
baffy165511921baffy
biffy164711131biffy
buff125229861buff_
buffi136112201buffi
buffo135112181buffo
buffs135519511buffs
huffy174810231huffy
puffy164410751puffy
baff124632272baff_
baffs134718052baffs
beefy135313832beefy
biff125026892biff_
biffs134814412biffs
bluff134413832bluff_
bluffly1833432bluffly
bluffs14388372bluffs
boff124727332boff_
boffo136010372boffo
boffs134915502boffs
bouffe14438312bouffe
bubby115013932bubby
buddy124812632buddy
buffed154313142buffed
buffer144512682buffer
buffet143113782buffet
buffos14447852buffos
buggy124613482buggy
bulgy115214102bulgy
bulky146215572bulky
bully105124812bully
bumf116126512bumf_
bumfs125414052bumfs
bumpy144715052bumpy
bunny104715802bunny
buoy95921782bu_oy
buppy144810072buppy
burly104922832burly
burry105221562burry
bury95633592bu_ry
busby126113292busby
bushy135416682bushy
busty105621012busty
busy94727172bu_sy
butty104020112butty
buy86436542bu__y
chuffy20445862chuffy
cuff125327992cuff_
cuffs135017492cuffs
daffy155510282daffy
duff114326642duff_
duffs125216622duffs
fluffy14315782fluffy
gruffy16396012gruffy
guff114624932guff_
guffs124414822guffs
gulfy124612002gulfy
huff135623842huff_
huffs144514742huffs
iffy135312282_iffy
jiffy21458312jiffy
luff104426702luff_
luffa11409022luffa
luffs114516282luffs
miffy163910202miffy
muff124723862muff_
muffs134114212muffs
pouffy17395882pouffy
puff125525432puff_
puffs134114932puffs
ruff105127652ruff_
ruffe114713812ruffe
ruffly15336672ruffly
ruffs114516742ruffs
snuffy15356242snuffy
stuffy15317082stuffy
surfy115319472surfy
taffy145110822taffy
toffy145310282toffy
tuff104528522tuff_
tuffs115118262tuffs
tufty114810412tufty
turfy114315402turfy

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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800831.56334421.0
3Display Results83830.0136384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691831.669107064.7
 
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