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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 “glosts” 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.

79 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
glosts7451381(None) 
ghosts10489271ghosts
gloats74515421gloats
gloss64319621glos_s
glost65422931glost_
glouts74414711glouts
blasts85116772blasts
bloats85215762bloats
blots75626172blo_ts
boosts86115012boosts
clasts84817292clasts
cloots85113692cloots
closes85425592closes
closets94611602closets
clots75627642clo_ts
clouts87017202clouts
costs77231142_costs
floats96816252floats
floss85118262flos_s
flouts94315272flouts
frosts94214622frosts
galoots82410792galoots
gasts66628632g_asts
geests75912162geests
gests66028812g_ests
ghost96318762ghost_
ghosty13467212ghosty
gists66026192g_ists
glass65518132glas_s
gleets75315052gleets
glints75714212glints
gloams95210662gloams
gloat65427682gloat_
globes94314542globes
globs85616402glo_bs
gloggs935032gloggs
gloms85219782glo_ms
glomus9468092glomus
glooms96211682glooms
glops85619552glo_ps
glossa7529162glossa
glossas8438192glossas
glosses84014122glosses
glossy10549002glossy
glottis837172glottis
glout65925812glout_
gloves104115182gloves
glows95518032glo_ws
glozes164313352glozes
gluts66120132gl_uts
gnoses76515162gnoses
gnosis75711212gnosis
goats65527302g_oats
gooses75723052gooses
gouts64826172g_outs
grists74716482grists
groats74816652groats
gross65421692gros_s
grots65025852gro_ts
grouts75015612grouts
guests74311202guests
gusts65722792g_usts
hosts85526702_hosts
lasts57731262_lasts
lists56628692_lists
lofts85518362_lofts
loots55431422_loots
loses56742012_loses
loss45337962_los_s
lost47951492_lost_
lots47652092_lo_ts
louts56330272_louts
lusts55022802_lusts
mosts76028542_mosts
plots75025672plo_ts
posts75228782_posts
roosts64916322roosts
slots54830532slo_ts
volosts1036562volosts

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.686260482.5
2DLD Change Limit82551793.62622766.4
3Display Results79790.0164937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691794.32841287.2
 
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