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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 “goodbye” 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.

67 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
goodbye1436419(None) 
goodby13406281goodby_
goodbyes15333501goodbyes
goodbys14354171goodbys
goldeye1234642goldeye
goodie83613992good_ie
goodly11419302goodly_
goody105620392good_y_
boobie104015293boo_bie
booby125319513boo_by_
boodle93215033bood_le
boody115420403bood_y_
coombe124110093coomb_e
doobie94712683doo_bie
doodle83212853dood_le
doody105517913dood_y_
foodie104413843food_ie
forbye14427883_forbye
forebye1536353forebye
geode7412593geod__e
globby1434683globby_
globe84917013glo_b_e
gobble113512983g_obble
goby106021083g_o_by_
godly104913293g_odly_
goldbug1242103goldbug
goldeyes1344483goldeyes
goober93911743goo_ber
good66531803good___
goodies93516993goodies
goodish1237963goodish
goodlier1035793goodlier
goodman1135933goodman
goodmen1135623goodmen
goods75124483good__s
goodwife1642393goodwife
gooey95522863goo_ey_
goofy124915623goo_fy_
googly11417883googly_
gooky135818033goo_ky_
goombah1543113goombah
goombay1543553goombay
goombays1642823goombays
gooney106612313gooney_
gooneys11407073gooneys
goonie73615563goo_nie
goony95519783goo_ny_
goopy115816623goo_py_
goose65925903goo__se
goosey105913513goosey_
goosy96018883goo_sy_
grody103412063grod_y_
hoodie105116143hood_ie
hoody124919723hood_y_
looby108115623loo_by_
moody115017493mood_y_
mooneye12116933mooneye
noodge8337573nood_ge
noodle73212543nood_le
outbye1147913_outbye
poodle93112043pood_le
woodbin1354873woodbin
woodbine1444973woodbine
woodbox2043693woodbox
woodie103513613wood_ie
woodsy13505923woodsy_
woody125116883wood_y_

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit134027676.48620664.0
3Display Results67670.0302233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691676.66926794.3
 
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