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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 “hell” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

284 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
hell7563789(None) 
bell66237181bell
cell65031721cell
dell56938201dell
ell36735681_ell
fell76833071fell
hall75741161hall
heal75645691heal
heel75034221heel
heil76328931heil
held85330401held
hello86522981hello
hells85032041hells
helm95530021helm
helo75332851helo
help95328921help
herl75834551herl
hill76439491hill
hull75428781hull
jell117125871jell
mell64935611mell
sell45840611sell
shell84424121shell
tell44934701tell
well75832041well
yell76028321yell
ahull84010312ahull
all36148232_all
ball66043322ball
bel57148462be_l
belle75827832belle
bells76432162bells
belly104625492belly
bels66142492bels
belt65754032belt
bill67239942bill
boll65634752boll
bull65634872bull
call66838672call
ceil65725062ceil
cel56040552ce_l
cella75420312cella
celli76717692celli
cello74919582cello
cells75428062cells
cels65534972cels
celt65646712celt
chela103916802chela
chill105619872chill
cull65929642cull
deal56347412deal
deil56231622deil
del46752752de_l
dele56843082dele
delf85436572delf
deli55631292deli
dells66630942dells
delly96023872delly
dels56745472dels
delt57855272delt
dill55239972dill
doll56632492doll
dull56430442dull
dwell9519852dwell
eel37946842_eel
eels46536742eels
eely77725212eely
el26745292_e_l
eld46733792_eld
elf66138522_elf
elk76726122_elk
ells46431352_ells
elm57531742_elm
els37645722_els
fall75535312fall
feal713940422feal
feel75233842feel
fella84918652fella
fells85327382fells
felly114922802felly
felt75146932felt
fill75540192fill
full75229152full
gall56335992gall
gel45642432ge_l
geld65828432geld
gels56836102gels
gelt56448012gelt
ghyll1246322ghyll
gill56336182gill
gull54828452gull
hail74839062hail
halal85623592halal
hale76052832hale
half106238452half
hallo85127552hallo
halls85633782halls
halm95834972halm
halo76437322halo
halt76056302halt
harl75740002harl
haul75530452haul
he58151952he__
head87137172head
heals85733452heals
heap96432892heap
hear76143882hear
heat77061422heat
hebe96424702hebe
heck135826492heck
heed86437602heed
heels85625532heels
heft106736292heft
heh96039622he_h
hehs106723962hehs
heils85222192heils
heir77523802heir
helio85321192helio
helix154413012helix
helled104024702helled
heller93322512heller
hellos95321682hellos
helms105619462helms
helos84928062helos
helot85332682helot
helps105219342helps
helve115018092helve
hem86148732he_m
hemal104419802hemal
heme95034412heme
hemp115725622hemp
hems95534942hems
hen67555272he_n
hens75642572hens
hent76656382hent
hep86644142he_p
her66547812he_r
herb94730962herb
herd84933062herd
here76447102here
herls85226432herls
herm95636152herm
hern76134892hern
hero74635782hero
hers75844872hers
hes66654202he_s
hest75950772hest
het67674312he_t
heth107028022heth
hets75547202hets
hew97642722he_w
hewn106719852hewn
hews105631572hews
hex137436172he_x
hexyl1844462hexyl
hey96741062he_y
hila76228352hila
hili75626632hili
hillo84721652hillo
hills85431352hills
hilly114422162hilly
hilt75850712hilt
hold86235062hold
hole77553392hole
holk116027942holk
holla84918492holla
hollo84822162hollo
holly114824432holly
holm95628112holm
holp95727552holp
hols76946292hols
holt77852582holt
holy106333432holy
howl107625692howl
hula74923752hula
hulk115321612hulk
hullo84417452hullo
hulls84923562hulls
hurl76029932hurl
hyla106716512hyla
ill37437092_ill
jello126716272jello
jells125522162jells
jelly154218252jelly
jill116430262jill
keel85729472keel
kelly124617022kelly
kelp105322802kelp
kelt85343192kelt
kill85533182kill
knell94210922knell
kvell12436692kvell
lall45531312lall
leal46043272leal
loll46128382loll
lull44225762lull
mall64639372mall
meal65643172meal
mel56047482me_l
meld75830472meld
mells75031332mells
mels65941532mels
melt65752892melt
merl65830972merl
mewl95618322mewl
mill66541482mill
moll66735702moll
mull65128802mull
nelly84618812nelly
nill45634302nill
null45125312null
pall65039342pall
peal68648102peal
peel65535612peel
pele65539552pele
pelf97031452pelf
pelt67651082pelt
pill65339462pill
poll66332132poll
pull64731662pull
quell144311432quell
real45750292real
reel45240532reel
rely75428952rely
rill45140902rill
roll46331652roll
sall44544682sall
seal45654372seal
seel45042982seel
sel38253322se_l
self75138292self
selle54428312selle
sells55134432sells
sels46345982sels
shall85024052shall
sheal84927702sheal
shelf115221112shelf
shells94319522shells
shelly124414472shelly
sheol84318372sheol
shill85325332shill
sill45545152sill
skell94915832skell
smell74916232smell
snell54517302snell
spell75020302spell
swell84815982swell
tall47240212tall
teal45546502teal
teel46335802teel
tel35647902te_l
tela45532972tela
tele45040872tele
tells55828942tells
telly84920822telly
tels46841692tels
thill85918732thill
till45941202till
toll45535262toll
veal76936812veal
veil75523592veil
vela75725542vela
veld85323202veld
vill75235072vill
wall76236102wall
weal75838682weal
weel75834082weel
weld84727732weld
wells85426192wells
welly114620012welly
welt75547862welt
wheal115716182wheal
wheel115515332wheel
whelk154311062whelk
whelm134611982whelm
whelp136012092whelp
will75737512will
yeld811423872yeld
yelk115320002yelk
yells85821942yells
yelp95621352yelp
yill75628972yill
zeal135530332zeal
zill135727612zill

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit298722840.75039829.3
3Display Results2842840.0763736.8
 (SQL Overall)1786912841.092163636.4
 
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