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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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91 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
flashes13391610(None) 
clashes124017281clashes
fashes124524021f_ashes
flashed144112181flashed
flasher133914061flasher
flashers143912651flashers
fleshes133913271fleshes
flushes134114141flushes
lashes94831001_lashes
plashes124417391plashes
slashes103619101slashes
abashes12510372abashes
ashes86230612__ashes
bashes115631392_bashes
blushes124314822blushes
brashes124518462brashes
calashes13310532calashes
cashes114729882_cashes
clashed133614012clashed
clasher124615512clasher
clashers134213992clashers
classes94717942classes
crashes124618402crashes
dashes106124982_dashes
deashes113313902deashes
falsies103515012falsies
fasces114914542f_asces
fashed136720252f_ashed
feases95422922feas_es
fishes125221342f_ishes
flakes134118872fla_kes
flambes14419502flambes
flames114723692fla_mes
flanes94522422fla_nes
flanges113413272flanges
flares94521702fla_res
flash115716212flash__
flashier1437102flashier
flashiest1557982flashiest
flashy15498172flash_y
flasket1439732flasket
flaskets1534602flaskets
flasks13488672flas_ks
flaxes165015352fla_xes
fleches153411442fleches
fleshed143210262fleshed
flesher133610922flesher
fleshers14339442fleshers
flosses103411972flosses
flushed143310972flushed
flusher133012272flusher
flushers14279732flushers
flushest14338552flushest
flysches1933122flysches
frasses104314512frasses
freshes133515822freshes
gashes105725152_gashes
glasses84414272glasses
gnashes11419572gnashes
hashes125024802_hashes
laches116528342_laches
lases54944762_las_es
lashed105625212_lashed
lasher94824532_lasher
lashers104121832_lashers
lasses64827592_lasses
lathes95127492_lathes
leashes103514402leashes
lushes94022742_lushes
mashes115030002_mashes
pashes115828392_pashes
plashed133712642plashed
plasher124215032plasher
plashers133813452plashers
plushes124313672plushes
quashes192110972quashes
rashes95330152_rashes
sashes94728482_sashes
slashed114114852slashed
slasher104515332slasher
slashers113313612slashers
sloshes103811802sloshes
slushes103514412slushes
smashes123914612smashes
snashes105214752snashes
splashes1337502splashes
stashes103916172stashes
swashes134714402swashes
trashes104119262trashes
unlashes11238042unlashes
washes124425492_washes

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671913.23333303.7
3Display Results91910.0303033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691913.62349321.3
 
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