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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 “killjoys” 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.

31 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
killjoys224203(None) 
killjoy2142341killjoy_
alloys94014563_all_oys
bellboys1544523bellboys
billions102211793billions
billons93013363bill_ons
billows123611293bill_ows
callboys1585183callboys
fillos94415083fill_o_s
hilloas104413553hill_oas
hilloes103815963hill_oes
hillos94618893hill_o_s
hilltops1344933hilltops
jillions15178283jillions
killdees1373963killdees
killers114215583kill_ers
killicks1354873killicks
killies113318113kill_ies
killings133710483killings
killock1255253kill_ock
killocks1354793killocks
kills94526173kill___s
kilos95021473ki_l_o_s
kilotons1286313kilotons
millions101712433millions
pillions101610923pillions
pillows122610123pill_ows
tallboys1374623tallboys
villous102810023vill_ous
willows13299753will_ows
zillions17168073zillions

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162317.34319904.9
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.51523777.9
 
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