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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 “drooly” 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.

42 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
drooly10491107(None) 
dhooly13457141dhooly
dooly94821801d_ooly
drolly105411671drolly
drool65416101drool_
drools74412811drools
droopy12458241droopy
brolly114510852brolly
broody124510082broody
broomy13449952broomy
cooly105525422_cooly
doily95321032d_oily
dolly96125202d_olly
doody105517912d_oody
doomy116018262d_oomy
doozy186813712d_oozy
doyly124514012d_oyly
drably123511612drably
drawly134910722drawly
drily95816522dr_ily
droll65415402dr_oll
drolls75312392drolls
drooled9369202drooled
droop85814822droo_p
droopily1443942droopily
droops95110962droops
dropsy12497472dropsy
drosky14486162drosky
drossy10528472drossy
drowsy13487902drowsy
drumly1235702drumly
dryly12538452dr_yly
duopoly1343682duopoly
groovy13375402groovy
growly13499172growly
hooly115022222_hooly
roily86121112_roily
rooky126117622_rooky
roomy107118062_roomy
rooty86423022_rooty
trolly94012362trolly
wooly114417672_wooly

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 Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit82551422.43633887.9
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.84262875.1
 
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