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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 “merest” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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93 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
merest8472511(None) 
meres75143571meres_
serest64831611serest
aeriest73924052aeriest
airest63825262airest
arrest63722632arrest
barest85327692barest
behest11314612behest
bereft114317302bereft
beret74946362bere_t
berets85822522berets
ceres75540012ceres_
crest74632692_crest
dearest83618672dearest
detest74122842detest
devest104418702devest
direst75024242direst
drest65530342_drest
eeriest73620672eeriest
egest65222342_egest
erect74129332_erect
erst47436432_er_st
feres86038182feres_
fewest12311662fewest
feyest12311402feyest
forest94926742forest
freest95318282freest
geest64829612ge_est
gerent73223092gerent
hereat93527412hereat
heres86245902heres_
heresy125011232heresy
imprest11310202imprest
mares76457632mares_
mayest114614792mayest
meanest9315702meanest
meekest1336892meekest
meet65350552me_e_t
meets74224612me_ets
memes94927702memes_
merces105720742merces_
mercs96020452mercs_
merdes94518602merdes_
mere67244442mere__
merely111312592merely
merer75126232mere_r
merges94122492merges_
merit7339182mer_it
merits8320872merits
merks114722402merks_
merles85322762merles_
merlot83217602merlot
merls77423902merls_
merriest10311472merriest
metes74736212metes_
metres85121562metres_
metrist9317062metrist
mezes167719262mezes_
mires75640882mires_
miriest93619822miriest
mirkest13309722mirkest
modest93818452modest
molest85022742molest
mores76249642mores_
mures75937222mures_
murkest133110202murkest
mutest84218052mutest
nearest73415842nearest
newest9314212newest
peres76246642peres_
pertest9317042pertest
prest75736352_prest
purest84021932purest
rarest65725482rarest
reest54938092re_est
renest64529712renest
rerent63832452rerent
rest46459842__rest
retest64028452retest
revest94623602revest
searest73322022searest
seres55448892seres_
sorest65028002sorest
surest65026762surest
tersest71713992tersest
unrest62918852unrest
veriest103719132veriest
verist93823892verist
verset94327322verset
verst84429372ver_st
weest85026772we_est
wrest84925432_wrest
yarest95018912yarest

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551932.31335690.0
3Display Results93930.0303100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691932.70366108.4
 
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