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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 “flyaways” 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.

48 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
flyaways204281(None) 
flyaway1943161flyaway_
flyways19133851fly_ways
fallaways1843162fallaways
flatways1744322flatways
flyway18134692fly_way_
foldaways1942062foldaways
layaways1743402layaways
always12409133al__ways
anyways1644423any_ways
areaways1444483areaways
byways1734673_by_ways
caraways1636953caraways
cutaways1643813cutaways
fadeaways1942233fadeaways
fairways1743873fairways
fallaway1743903fallaway_
faradays1544273faradays
faraway1645413faraway_
fishways2043643fishways
flaws115920343fl_aw__s
flawy145913383fl_aw_y_
flays116321053fl___ays
fleabags1442283fleabags
floodways1942283floodways
flyboats1643863flyboats
flyboys18112943fly_boys
flybys1792773fly__bys
flytraps1642963flytraps
foldaway1842433foldaway_
folkways2143143folkways
foodways1844293foodways
footways1744873footways
freeways1744723freeways
getaways1543343getaways
keyways2043373key_ways
layaway1643933layaway_
leeways1354453_leeways
logways1434513_logways
playdays1742973playdays
rollaways1542593rollaways
runaways1442853runaways
seaways13307513_seaways
skyways2043223sky_ways
slipways1643463slipways
towaways1743633towaways
walkaways2242313walkaways
wellaways1873163wellaways

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162486.83021400.0
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691487.26624592.8
 
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