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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 “doleful” 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.

81 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
doleful114633(None) 
baleful1238002baleful
dareful1157052dareful
direful1156612direful
dolefully1643982dolefully
doomful1343662doomful
hopeful1545902hopeful
woeful1236362wo_eful
baneful1237893baneful
boatful1236283boatful
boletus948643boletus
bookful1644773bookful
bottleful1452373bottleful
bowlful1544613bowlful
boxful18145273bo_xful
cageful1356483cageful
careful1249113careful
coleus86818273cole_us
colorful1344413colorful
defuel10348933d__efuel
diolefin1244143diolefin
dirgeful1343253dirgeful
dishful1455433dishful
dole56550003dole___
doled75430913dole__d
dolefuller1451913dolefuller
doles67843753dole__s
doll56632493dol___l
dolour75710133dol_our
doofus1036163do_ofus
doubtful1442943doubtful
dowel95618193dowe__l
dutiful1144763dutiful
easeful1037293easeful
eyeful1235903_eyeful
fateful1397513fateful
forceful1644603forceful
forkful1744773forkful
formful1545183formful
gleeful1144323gleeful
guileful1243313guileful
hateful13107683hateful
helpful1543963helpful
honeyful1743533honeyful
hopefuls1644063hopefuls
houseful1445473houseful
ireful948713_ireful
joyful1943843jo_yful
ladleful1243283ladleful
lifeful1344613lifeful
moanful12105003moanful
molecule1294683molecule
museful1245883museful
odorful1143483odorful
odourful1251713odourful
olefin937583_olefin
oleum73613323_ole_um
pageful1346353pageful
palmful1445053palmful
pipeful1445643pipeful
potful1138083po_tful
poutful1236743poutful
powerful1653243powerful
roomful1244183roomful
rueful948203_rueful
sobful1136333so_bful
soleus64615613sole_us
songful1145173songful
soulful1045293soulful
tableful1344183tableful
toilful1044813toilful
topful1136543to_pful
tuneful1046123tuneful
useful947013_useful
voiceful1643053voiceful
waeful1238123_waeful
wakeful1735613wakeful
wameful1535673wameful
wilful1235963wil_ful
willful1344533willful
woful1158173wo__ful

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 Filter1786911340270.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit134027816.90619407.3
3Display Results81810.0332454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691817.37524229.3
 
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