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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 “eldest” 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.

38 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
eldest7291268(None) 
oldest72114091oldest
auldest839892auldest
baldest102313532baldest
blest76431722bl_est
bluest84016482bluest
boldest102613062boldest
coldest102514762coldest
deadest93014882deadest
eeliest73516472eeliest
egest65222342e_gest
elder64020022elde_r
elders74817302elders
eldress835002eldress
elds56324852eld_s_
elect74327032el_ect
elides74420692elides_
elmiest9310742elmiest
eludes75417682eludes_
eluent6315482eluent
elves85118742elves_
fellest10313752fellest
fliest94718432fliest
goldest92411172goldest
idlest74014862idlest
illest63615722illest
lest46956322_l_est
lewdest1136282lewdest
mildest102812062mildest
modest93818452modest
nudest74113832nudest
oddest81710862oddest
reddest9311952reddest
rudest74016312rudest
sliest66621952sliest
slyest93811362slyest
widest104517002widest
wildest113311272wildest

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551382.26636430.3
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691382.62268150.6
 
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