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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 “diddly” 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.

45 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
diddly1238957(None) 
diddle94915211diddle
diddley13388101diddley
fiddly14328481fiddly
piddly13319141piddly
tiddly11308781tiddly
biddy124612702bidd_y
cuddly13388412cuddly
daddle94214282daddle
daddy116212562dadd_y
deadly113811472deadly
diddled114212052diddled
diddler103511512diddler
diddles103915072diddles
diddleys14334632diddleys
didy99121522di_d_y
dilly94923782di_lly
dimly114913482di_mly
dimply14339742dimply
dindle84417222dindle
dinkly144311082dinkly
direly10311562direly
duddy114911032dudd_y
fiddle113613382fiddle
giddily1335072giddily
giddy115810212gidd_y
idly85617332_i_dly
kiddy144910292kidd_y
kindly14358852kindly
midday13327502midday
middle103414982middle
middy124812602midd_y
mildly12318242mildly
muddly13418602muddly
oddly1037162_oddly
piddle103514912piddle
puddly13438132puddly
riddle83915712riddle
tidily102811392tidily
twiddly15233772twiddly
waddly14478722waddly
widdle113814842widdle
widdy136112192widd_y
widely133311032widely
wildly13328122wildly

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.720248181.9
2DLD Change Limit82551455.09316208.7
3Display Results45450.0331363.6
 (SQL Overall)178691455.84630566.4
 
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