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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 “lightless” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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84 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
lightless138607(None) 
flightless1773391flightless
lightness13107431lightness
nightless1386071nightless
sightless1385921sightless
lightens122510002light_ens
lighters123111392light_ers
lightest121410352light_est
limitless1142942limitless
lintless82710012li_ntless
listless8269262li_stless
rightness13117352rightness
sighless1276552sigh_less
slightness1454802slightness
tightness1386602tightness
weightless1742712weightless
blighters1555743blight_ers
blighties1546223blightie_s
brightness1644573brightness
clientless1272493clientless
eighteens1344883eighteens
eighties12710803eightie_s
fighters15269403fight_ers
fishless1436413fish_less
flightiest1744503flightiest
flightiness1843893flightiness
giftless1245173gi_ftless
gutless82610713__gutless
highness1536053high_ness
hiltless11297123hi_ltless
hitless103211193hi__tless
legless838013leg__less
licitness1145373licitness
lidless8309273li__dless
lifeless11228143li_feless
ligates82318383ligat_e_s
lighted122913503light_e_d
lighten112811523light_e_n
lighteners1444983lighteners
lighter113113443light_e_r
lightfast1643643lightfast
lightings14277723lightings
lightish1556623light_ish
lightly14369023lightl__y
lightnesses1546143lightnesses
lights104519913light___s
ligules82210923lig_ule_s
limbless12246313li_mbless
limeless10249663li_meless
lineless82711943li_neless
linerless936333linerless
lipless9259553li__pless
litheness1247363litheness
littles73212783li_ttle_s
littlest8309243li_ttlest
loftless1135903l_oftless
logicless1242523logicless
mightiest1546443mightiest
mightiness1645093mightiness
mirthless1443353mirthless
nighness1236103nigh_ness
nightdress1552983nightdress
nighties121011383nightie_s
pilotless1143993pilotless
pithless13117023pith_less
plighters1545533plight_ers
riftless1136943ri_ftless
righters122610713right_ers
rightest12149583right_est
righties12711573rightie_s
sighters122510603sight_ers
sightlessly1852613sightlessly
sightliest1445103sightliest
sightliness1574563sightliness
sightsees1344543sightsees
slighters1346713slight_ers
slightest13136943slight_est
slitless8268143sli__tless
tightens12297953tight_ens
tightest12148363tight_est
tintless8239863ti_ntless
wigless11359673wig__less
wishless1435993wish_less
witless103310983wi__tless

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641846.79621871.8
3Display Results84840.0302800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691847.24924650.4
 
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