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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 “hacksaw” 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.

81 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
hacksaw194371(None) 
backsaw1836201backsaw
hacksawn2042671hacksawn
hacksaws2043921hacksaws
backsaws1946802backsaws
bucksaw1844372bucksaw
hackman1836432hackman
hacks144928712hacks__
hacksawed2243022hacksawed
handsaw1435532handsaw
hawkshaw2441962hawkshaw
jackdaw2442842jackdaw
backs135729623backs__
backseat1648903backseat
backset15314193backset
backslap1844993backslap
backstab1845453backstab
backstay1945963backstay
bandsaw1334803bandsaw
bucksaws1943853bucksaws
chainsaw1642373chainsaw
haceks15447863haceks__
hack135134543hack___
hackbut1845713hackbut
hacked164923513hack_ed
hackee154921833hack_ee
hackees165014103hackees
hacker154822693hack_er
hackers164619043hackers
hackie154615623hack_ie
hackies163418243hackies
hacking173720613hacking
hackle154916813hack_le
hackled173312493hackled
hackler163512353hackler
hackles162917063hackles
hackly18298733hack_ly
hackmen1836713hackmen
hackney1935123hackney
hacksawing2343263hacksawing
haika125313793haik_a_
haiks125120933haiks__
handsaws1545873handsaws
hanks126226863hanks__
hansa85416783ha_nsa_
hansas94616043ha_nsas
harks126333433harks__
hawks155415703hawks__
hawkshaws2551713hawkshaws
hecks145220653hecks__
hicks145322173hicks__
hocks144925493hocks__
hucks144322173hucks__
jackal1937613jack_al
jackass2034963jackass
jackdaws2542923jackdaws
jacks185219833jacks__
jackstay2443133jackstay
jackstraw2552113jackstraw
kickshaw1942363kickshaw
lacks116129203lacks__
lockjaw2341823lockjaw
macaw12311763mac__aw
mackinaw1943103mackinaw
macks135127603macks__
packman1736693packman
packs135528933packs__
packsack1744523packsack
packwax2542853packwax
racks115028853racks__
rickshaw2042773rickshaw
sacks114228873sacks__
shacks154817563shacks__
shicksa1634103shicksa_
shicksas1743523shicksas
tacks115430133tacks__
thacks154311923thacks__
wacks146626283wacks__
warsaw1236193wa_rsaw
whacks184610483whacks__
yacks144419813yacks__

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 Filter1786911340270.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit134027816.84319586.0
3Display Results81810.0302700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691817.28324535.4
 
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