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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 “dowels” 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.

92 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
dowels10481334(None) 
bowels114315591bowels
dowel95618191dowel_
dowers104523291dowers
rowels94515451rowels
towels94314641towels
vowels124410481vowels
botels84815802botels
bowel105621202bowel_
bowers115523702bowers
bowls106121432bow_ls
cowers114625532cowers
cowls106922212cow_ls
dels56745472d__els
devels104313902devels
doers65225712do_ers
does56554472do_e_s
doges75630162doge_s
dogeys115510662dogeys
doles67843752dole_s
dolls66126922do_lls
dols56943052do__ls
domes85735562dome_s
donees74519492donees
donzels1735392donzels
dopers95522482dopers
dopes84935042dope_s
dorsels84412572dorsels
dosers75723632dosers
doses65938502dose_s
dossels85511602dossels
doters74423912doters
dotes65836692dote_s
dottels8327782dottels
dovens104413902dovens
doves94728152dove_s
dowed104632612dowe_d
doweled12269772doweled
dower95027702dowe_r
dowery134311662dowery
downers113912772downers
downs94918572dow_ns
dows85941052dow__s
dowsers115013532dowsers
dowses105718302dowses
doyens104810222doyens
dozens164612462dozens
dozers164815422dozers
dozes155226302doze_s
duels65619232d_uels
dwell9519852d_well
dwells10417712d_wells
dwelt94316522d_welt
dynels10536812dynels
fowls115518892fow_ls
hosels94218602hosels
hotels94515512hotels
hovels125413332hovels
howes114730262howe_s
howls116219222how_ls
jewels16508612jewels
jowls156214522jow_ls
koels94613902ko_els
losels64714582losels
lowers94624922lowers
lowes85732462lowe_s
models94216352models
mohels115011322mohels
morels84820012morels
motels83616892motels
mowers113219402mowers
newels93710822newels
noels56418702no_els
novels95512502novels
owes75137102_owe_s
owls76022932_ow_ls
powers113822322powers
rowel84721412rowel_
rowens94515302rowens
rowers94924572rowers
sorels63921162sorels
sowens93613152sowens
sowers94923442sowers
towel84920522towel_
towers94423672towers
trowels10358362trowels
vowel115515012vowel_
vowers124317182vowers
yodels104610072yodels
yokels13488062yokels
yowes114926372yowe_s
yowls115715432yow_ls

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit82551922.28036206.6
3Display Results92920.0332787.9
 (SQL Overall)178691922.64367609.2
 
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