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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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83 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
novelist114945(None) 
novelise1137951novelise
novelists1245931novelists
loveliest1246972loveliest
modelist11310502modelist
novelised1344982novelised
novelises1247372novelises
novelistic1544842novelistic
novelize2046842novelize
novels95512502novel_s_
coexist1638583co_exist
comeliest13410033comeliest
delist74625053__delist
dovelike16157133dovelike
duelist8511413_duelist
enamelist1146943enamelist
holist94723213ho__list
homeliest1448553homeliest
homilist13410033homilist
hoveling15189593hoveling
hovels125413333hovel_s_
libelist10310823libelist
liveliest1247093liveliest
localist101613963localist
loneliest949443loneliest
lovefest1444893lovefest
loveless1168573loveless
lovelier1136433lovelier
lovelies1139893lovelies
lovelily1444333lovelily
loyalist111511133loyalist
modelists1246473modelists
moralist10316663moralist
moveless1367753moveless
navels95712693navel_s_
neist54628443n__e_ist
neorealist1076813neorealist
niellist848353niellist
nihilist1147163nihilist
nobelium1245713nobelium
noblest93613563no_blest
noels56418703no_el_s_
noesis6311443no_esis_
nonelect10410283nonelect
nonelite8313613nonelite
nonsexist1645313nonsexist
noseless839513noseless
noselike12158573noselike
noteless839403noteless
novalike1536223novalike
novel85615993novel___
novelette1244553novelette
novelising1444893novelising
novelized2245313novelized
novelizer2144703novelizer
novelizes2146223novelizes
novella1076213novel_la
novellas1176343novellas
novelle1058233novel_le
novelly1346513novel_ly
novelties1245983novelties
novelty1365173novel_ty
novenas1036893novenas_
obelise9310173_obelise
obelisk1345193_obelisk
obelism1138203_obelism
oculist9310883_oculist
oralist7619633_oralist
overlit102714743_overli_t
panelist10414503panelist
polemist12412363polemist
pollist9816603po_llist
populist1248203populist
relist64628413__relist
royalist111311983royalist
sodalist9311883sodalist
solecist10910783solecist
totalist8315583totalist
totemist1049033totemist
unloveliest1452843unloveliest
verist93823893__verist
vocalist131512123vocalist
yokelish1843983yokelish

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162837.04620744.0
3Display Results83830.0302766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691837.48223882.8
 
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