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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 “hells” 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.

265 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
hells8503204(None) 
bells76432161bells
cells75428061cells
dells66630941dells
ells46431351_ells
fells85327381fells
halls85633781halls
heals85733451heals
heels85625531heels
heils85222191heils
hell75637891hell_
hello86522981hello
hellos95321681hellos
helms105619461helms
helos84928061helos
helps105219341helps
herls85226431herls
hills85431351hills
hulls84923561hulls
jells125522161jells
mells75031331mells
sells55134431sells
shells94319521shells
tells55828941tells
wells85426191wells
yells85821941yells
alls46740922_alls
balls76236412balls
bell66237182bell_
belle75827832belle
belles85325992belles
belly104625492belly
bels66142492be_ls
belts75931162belts
bills75632862bills
bolls75531312bolls
bulls75629572bulls
calls75634732calls
ceils75019402ceils
cell65031722cell_
cella75420312cella
celli76717692celli
cello74919582cello
cellos84517802cellos
cels65534972ce_ls
celts75325782celts
chelas113817202chelas
chills114717702chills
culls75425812culls
deals65435342deals
deils65722862deils
deles65139252deles
delfs94918672delfs
delis64928542delis
dell56938202dell_
delly96023872delly
dels56745472de_ls
delts65731792delts
dills65530972dills
dolls66126922dolls
dulls64523742dulls
dwells10417712dwells
eels46536742_eels
elds56324852_elds
elks85820032_elks
ell36735682_ell_
elms67322702_elms
els37645722_e_ls
falls85727652falls
feels85223042feels
fell76833072fell_
fella84918652fella
fellas95116962fellas
felly114922802felly
felts85324542felts
fills84632372fills
fulls84623522fulls
galls64729322galls
gelds75118342gelds
gels56836102ge_ls
gelts65924612gelts
ghylls1335142ghylls
gills64728192gills
gulls65222982gulls
hails85231642hails
halals95018312halals
hales85449842hales
hall75741162hall_
hallo85127552hallo
hallos95425102hallos
halms105225212halms
halos85230252halos
halts85230102halts
harls85634502harls
hauls86123732hauls
heads95127112heads
heal75645692heal_
heaps105223222heaps
hears86737372hears
heats85838402heats
hebes105521672hebes
hecks145220652hecks
heeds95420422heeds
heel75034222heel_
hefts116218152hefts
hehs106723962he_hs
heil76328932heil_
heirs85618562heirs
held85330402he_ld
helio85321192helio
helios94816632helios
helix154413012helix
helled104024702helled
heller93322512heller
hellers103619832hellers
hellish13310722hellish
helloes103717462helloes
helm95530022he_lm
helo75332852he_lo
helot85332682helot
helots95217702helots
help95328922he_lp
helve115018092helve
helves124316062helves
hemes105031082hemes
hemps126917332hemps
hems95534942he_ms
hens75642572he_ns
hents87330742hents
herbs105520502herbs
herds96424682herds
heres86245902heres
herl75834552herl_
herms105626432herms
herns84825582herns
heros84930862heros
hers75844872he_rs
hes66654202he__s
hests85829932hests
heths116317782heths
hets75547202he_ts
hews105631572he_ws
hexes155123042hexes
hexyls1933432hexyls
hill76439492hill_
hillo84721652hillo
hillos94618892hillos
hilly114422162hilly
hilts86924412hilts
hilus84817642hilus
holds94623242holds
holes84748652holes
holks124720562holks
holla84918492holla
hollas94616902hollas
hollo84822162hollo
hollos95320632hollos
holly114824432holly
holms105117802holms
hols76946292h_ols
holts85627912holts
howls116219222howls
hulas84920882hulas
hulks125715482hulks
hull75428782hull_
hullo84417452hullo
hullos94916292hullos
hurls86522712hurls
hylas114815902hylas
ills47030422_ills
jell117125872jell_
jello126716272jello
jellos134714282jellos
jelly154218252jelly
jills125122822jills
keels94622412keels
kelly124617022kelly
kelps115116422kelps
kelts95222632kelts
kills94526172kills
knells10439252knells
kvells13346612kvells
lalls55324132lalls
lolls512121732lolls
lulls54119652lulls
malls76233432malls
meals75933372meals
melds84822382melds
mell64935612mell_
mels65941532me_ls
melts74930102melts
merls77423902merls
mewls105813232mewls
mills75435052mills
molls75129782molls
mulls75124152mulls
nelly84618812nelly
nills54926672nills
nulls55019982nulls
palls74332562palls
peals75235492peals
peels75226422peels
peles75738082peles
pelfs105016292pelfs
pelts76128812pelts
pills74130972pills
polls74627722polls
pulls74425052pulls
quells15359702quells
reals55038652reals
reels55333262reels
rills55032712rills
rolls55326232rolls
seals54839692seals
seels55632822seels
selfs85220242selfs
sell45840612sell_
selle54428312selle
selles64426982selles
sels46345982se_ls
sheals94420642sheals
shell84424122shell_
shelly124414472shelly
sheols94614162sheols
shills94519612shills
sills55135992sills
skells105013782skells
smells83914742smells
snells64614202snells
spells84617682spells
swells93913982swells
talls55133432talls
teals56234132teals
teels55726372teels
teles54536002teles
tell44934702tell_
telly84920822telly
tellys9348842tellys
telos55424522telos
tels46841692te_ls
thills95515382thills
tills54631712tills
tolls54728432tolls
veals84926192veals
veils84918802veils
velds95615582velds
vills86429322vills
walls85529382walls
weals85428742weals
welds94719162welds
well75832042well_
welly114620012welly
welts85225192welts
wheals124512522wheals
wheels123811712wheels
whelks16367322whelks
whelms14377572whelms
whelps14437842whelps
wills84528962wills
yelks126413622yelks
yell76028322yell_
yelps105712992yelps
yills83921552yills
zeals145320852zeals
zills144020782zills

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.300595636.7
2DLD Change Limit538002651.62333148.5
3Display Results2652650.0634206.3
 (SQL Overall)1786912651.98689975.3
 
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