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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formeshwork” 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.

24 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
meshwork204355(None) 
meshworks2143631meshworks
beadwork1846033beadwork
brushwork2142913brushwork
busywork2043843busywork
casework1746773casework
fishworm1943803fishworm
guesswork1752063guesswork
headwork1945793headwork
lathwork1845633lathwork
leadwork1645073leadwork
legwork1545663le_gwork
mealworm1544623mealworm
meshier123410853meshier_
metalwork1843403metalwork
millwork1745523millwork
misword1338413mis_word
network1446803ne_twork
presswork1854533presswork
rework136619793re__work
seatwork1546783seatwork
taskwork1444033taskwork
teamwork1744563teamwork
webwork1944843we_bwork

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162246.34623032.1
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691246.76226425.8