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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 “guideways” 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.

24 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
guideways174230(None) 
guideway1642431guideway_
sideways1545232_sideways
slideways1642852slideways
tideways1544562_tideways
bikeways2043653_bikeways
driveways1941813driveways
gateways1544613g_ateways
giveaways1951713g_iveaways
guideless1143843guideless
guiders94111113guide__rs
guides84118283guide___s
guideword1552063guideword
guidewords1651893guidewords
guineas836753guine_a_s
hideaways1942463_hideaways
lifeways1743893_lifeways
midways16386183_mid_ways
sideway1445673_sideway_
skidways1942823skid_ways
slideway1543163slideway_
sluiceways185913sluiceways
tideway1445153_tideway_
wireways1745833_wireways

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 Filter1786911486410.533335255.2
2DLD Change Limit148641246.11024327.5
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691246.65926834.5
 
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