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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

80 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
needers8411190(None) 
feeders113712861feeders
heeders114213741heeders
needer73614951needer_
needlers9287421needlers
seeders83017111seeders
weeders113412931weeders
beaders104120182beaders
bedders113513382bedders
beepers113612382beepers
beezers18349242beezers
benders104021062benders
bleeders11448452bleeders
breeders11368892breeders
ceders93817672_ceders
cheders134512392cheders
eiders74321362_eiders
elders74817302_elders
enders74324052_enders
feeder103513842feeder_
feelers103814742feelers
fenders113717262fenders
geezers17286512geezers
gelders93812572gelders
genders93616782genders
headers113819392headers
heders104119762_heders
heeder104216042heeder_
heelers103815622heelers
herders113914122herders
jeepers16399192jeepers
jeerers14328922jeerers
keeners113610782keeners
keepers133410982keepers
kneaders1384712kneaders
kneelers12226212kneelers
leaders83819602leaders
lenders84419642lenders
meeters94714542meeters
melders103213912melders
menders103818802menders
neckers134210462neckers
needed84114442neede_d
needier84010622needier_
needler8388892needler_
needles83211562needles
needless9308332needless
needs65719632need__s
nesters74422792nesters
netters73618582netters
neuters74212272neuters
nodders94410262nodders
peelers93615592peelers
peepers113713672peepers
readers83823772readers
redders93615342redders
reefers103312592reefers
reekers113613142reekers
reelers73520272reelers
renders83821672renders
seceders11277962seceders
seders74420282_seders
seeder74320772seeder_
seekers113712332seekers
seemers93814332seemers
senders83022352senders
sneerers8309802sneerers
sneezers17246142sneezers
speeders11339312speeders
tedders94010232tedders
teemers95012902teemers
teeners74415452teeners
teeters74018302teeters
tenders83719722tenders
venders113717002venders
wedders123610722wedders
weeder103315512weeder_
weepers123511972weepers
weevers13379992weevers
welders113313412welders

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671803.45331181.9
3Display Results80800.0332424.2
 (SQL Overall)178691803.87646101.9
 
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