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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 “earworms” 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.

97 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
earworms134677(None) 
earworm1238731earworm_
bagworms1645212bagworms
earthworms1852872earthworms
eelworms1344552eelworms
hairworms1743972hairworms
heartworms1842882heartworms
leafworms1753612leafworms
mealworms1644442mealworms
warworks1877062warworks
waxworms2393672waxworms
arbores94016033_arbores
arbors84717883_arbor_s
ardors74416873_ardor_s
armors85017813_armor_s
armyworms1942323_armyworms
artworks1546523_artworks
bagworm1566343bagworm_
barrooms1237893barrooms
barwares13610093barwares
beadworks1945723beadworks
bearwoods1545023bearwoods
beworms1437923_beworms
budworms1644323budworms
carboras12311583carboras
caroms105619573car_o_ms
carports1238943carports
carroms11512403carro_ms
caseworms1645063caseworms
clamworms1843743clamworms
cutworms15184973cutworms
dayworks1945563dayworks
deworms1338023_deworms
eardrops1165303eardrops
eardrums11524483eardrums
earldoms1144223earldoms
earlobes1056143earlobes
earlocks1435693earlocks
earmarks1444793earmarks
earners74016453earner_s
earthworks2043563earthworks
earthworm1743223earthworm_
earwaxes1844703earwaxes
earwigs11104413earw_igs
eelworm1245513eelworm_
errors63311313e_rror_s
fanworts1446103fanworts
farmworks2143843farmworks
fireworms1745593fireworms
flatworms1743963flatworms
gapeworms1743373gapeworms
gasworks1645943gasworks
hairworks1944843hairworks
hairworm1644533hairworm_
harbors12412413harbor_s
headwords1745343headwords
headworks2045953headworks
heartworm1743313heartworm_
hornworms1744413hornworms
leadworks1745123leadworks
leadworts1344733leadworts
leafworm1653903leafworm_
lobworms1544483lobworms
lugworms1443893lugworms
madworts1456173madworts
marjorams2043003marjorams
mealworm1544613mealworm_
paraforms1645563paraforms
parlors9312913parlor_s
pearwoods1544543pearwoods
performs1547483performs
pinworms15115783pinworms
ragworts12125803ragworts
rearwards1344803rearwards
sandworms1545643sandworms
sartors7314963sartor_s
seatworks1646303seatworks
spanworms1643733spanworms
spearworts1542853spearworts
starworts12105273starworts
swearwords1752293swearwords
tapeworms1644233tapeworms
teamworks1844593teamworks
tearooms1047843tear_ooms
variorums1442603variorums
varooms1248883var_ooms
warlords1245303warlords
warwork1757573warwor_k
warworn1357343warwor_n
waxworks25114723waxworks
waxworm2264563waxworm_
webworms1843753webworms
wheatworms2151873wheatworms
wireworms1745023wireworms
worms105320763___worms
yardarms14123333yardarms
yardworks2044483yardworks

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 Filter1786911461620.216827273.1
2DLD Change Limit146162977.37619815.9
3Display Results97970.0303233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691977.62223444.1
 
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