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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 “elbowed” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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180 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
elbowed1323547(None) 
embowed15236901embowed
allowed111610072allowed
bellowed14158602bellowed
blowed125016692bl_owed
bowed114533422__bowed
elbow10117702elbow__
elbows1196712elbow_s
eloped95914142el_oped
embowel14235342embowel
embower14267402embower
endowed1248172endowed
fellowed15136832fellowed
flowed133513762fl_owed
glowed114913832gl_owed
lowed95233902_l_owed
mellowed14166922mellowed
plowed124213202pl_owed
slowed104617072sl_owed
unbowed132610242unbowed
yellowed15185742yellowed
aboded104912513_aboded
alcoved1375613alcoved
alloyed11158033alloyed
arbored103811603arbored
arrowed1148103arrowed
avowed1335953_avowed
belabored1443813belabored
bellower13159063bellower
beloved13188393bel_oved
besnowed14124403besnowed
bestowed14156613bestowed
billowed14137063billowed
blawed124713893bl_awed
blobbed11366563blobbed
blooded11379803blooded
bloomed12439433bloomed
blooped12398543blooped
blower115316573bl_ower
blowsed13449023bl_owsed
blowzed22435973bl_owzed
boded95124963__boded
boned85133243__boned
booed85127273__booed
bored85034303__bored
bowel105621203__bowel
bower107328183__bower
bowled125018133__bowled
bowsed125715973__bowsed
boxed154318613__boxed
browed125216393_browed
buboed113010003bubo_ed
chowed154914643_chowed
clawed125115073cl_awed
clewed1225113203cl_ewed
cloned94518803cl_oned
closed95317963cl_osed
clowned13447723cl_owned
cloyed125111563cl_oyed
cowed115637843__cowed
crowed124717293_crowed
deboned113411633deboned
dowed104632613__dowed
ebbed104111003e_b_bed
echoed125211153echo_ed
elapsed1056103elapsed
elated74725823el_ated
elbowing1435013elbowing
elected102812613elected
elided84814673el_ided
elodea738673el_odea
eloined8149813eloined
elope75219343el_ope_
eloper85414153el_oper
elopes85918163el_opes
eluded84612773el_uded
eluted74915263el_uted
embayed1535443embayed
embed105014303emb__ed
embodied1445293embodied
embosked1743693embosked
embossed1344693embossed
embow1297563embow__
emboweled1743213emboweled
embowels15224133embowels
embowered1743413embowered
embowers15236453embowers
embows1396823embow_s
embrowned1743293embrowned
embrued1235293embrued
emoted94614923e_moted
empower14217033empower
encoded1139033encoded
encored10412103encored
endower1138483endower
enjoyed1834523enjoyed
enrobed10279253enrobed
eroded84313583e_roded
escoted1038183escoted
escrowed1434653escrowed
evoked14457883e_voked
exposed1737443exposed
fallowed15127753fallowed
flawed134712723fl_awed
flooded12307933flooded
floored11268683floored
flower124815503fl_ower
followed15146273followed
globed104811763gl_obed
gloomed11337413gloomed
gloved114811873gl_oved
glower105114933gl_ower
glozed173711223gl_ozed
hallowed15179493hallowed
helloed113512423hello_ed
hoboed124511683hobo_ed
hollowed15157023hollowed
imbower14235663imbower
indowed1237443indowed
jowed164724423__jowed
kotowed1533773kotowed
labored102810243labored
lawed96028323_l_awed
lobbed113114613_lobbed
lobed86022133_l_obed
looed64626133_l_ooed
looked114717073_looked
loomed94616763_loomed
looped95217173_looped
loosed75520893_loosed
looted74421113_looted
loped85128333_l_oped
loved95021363_l_oved
lowe75435313_l_owe_
lower85830413_l_ower
lowes85732463_l_owes
loxed135017053_l_oxed
mellower13167403mellower
meowed12148003_meowed
miaowed1333883miaowed
mowed113629013__mowed
owed86833873___owed
pillowed14156383pillowed
plower114315063pl_ower
ployed124310563pl_oyed
reavowed1534673reavowed
rebored105015883rebored
reflowed15126903reflowed
reglowed13125853reglowed
relooked13236653relooked
replowed14127563replowed
reshowed15117063reshowed
resowed113712253resowed
rowed94034323__rowed
sallowed12149033sallowed
scowed124413823_scowed
showed135016973_showed
slewed104815523sl_ewed
sloped94216853sl_oped
slower94016153sl_ower
snowed104613613_snowed
sowed94933863__sowed
stowed105817203_stowed
strowed115312143strowed
tabooed10267383tabooed
tabored102810563tabored
tallowed12157713tallowed
towed95134583__towed
trowed104714653_trowed
unboned103014223unboned
unboxed17249573unboxed
unsowed112511053unsowed
vowed124424573__vowed
wallowed15148163wallowed
welcomed1643323welcomed
widowed1534843widowed
willowed15156763willowed
wowed124023773__wowed
yellower14186213yellower
yowed1253025183__yowed

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 Filter1786911340270.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit1340271806.61020276.4
3Display Results1801800.0603000.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911806.98325589.4
 
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