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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 “goldest” 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.

31 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
goldest9241117(None) 
boldest102613061boldest
coldest102514761coldest
oldest72114091_oldest
auldest839892auldest
baldest102313532baldest
couldest1148352couldest
eldest72912682_eldest
fondest11312402fondest
goddess1035262goddess
godet7530042go_de_t
godets8410932go_dets
godless938402godless
godliest1039452godliest
golden84411152golde_n
goldenest1147872goldenest
golder84417602golde_r
goldeye1234642goldeye
golds75421312gold_s_
gooiest82813882gooiest
goriest82218742goriest
holiest104319622holiest
loudest839932loudest
mildest102812062mildest
modest93818452mo_dest
moldiest11249692moldiest
molest85022742mol_est
oddest81710862_oddest
solidest9310382solidest
wildest113311272wildest
wouldest1235482wouldest

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671313.42031482.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.81246875.9
 
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