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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 “flossiest” 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.

27 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
flossiest1229680(None) 
flossies112810121flossies_
glossiest10277941glossiest
blousiest1136312blousiest
blowsiest1435322blowsiest
bossiest103112212_bossiest
classiest11309542classiest
drossiest1036522drossiest
flashiest1557982flashiest
fleshiest1576222fleshiest
flimsiest1434462flimsiest
floatiest1237282floatiest
flockiest1835642flockiest
floosies113210232floosies_
floppiest1654772floppiest
flosses103411972floss_es_
flossie10337442flossie__
flossier11326972flossie_r
folksiest1643982folksiest
frostiest1239212frostiest
frowsiest1535062frowsiest
fussiest112910492f_ussiest
glassiest10279242glassiest
glossies93311252glossies_
lousiest82311612_lousiest
mossiest103112442_mossiest
sloshiest1246672sloshiest

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 Filter1786911214360.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121436273.43635342.3
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691273.82546716.6
 
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