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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 “oldest” 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.

44 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
oldest7211409(None) 
boldest102613061boldest
coldest102514761coldest
eldest72912681eldest
goldest92411171goldest
oddest81710861oddest
auldest839892auldest
baldest102313532baldest
blest76431722bl_est
bluest84016482bluest
couldest1148352couldest
fliest94718432fliest
fondest11312402fondest
holiest104319622holiest
idlest74014862idlest
illest63615722illest
lest46956322_l_est
lodes66436912lodes_
loudest839932loudest
lowest93915592lowest
mildest102812062mildest
modest93818452modest
moldiest11249692moldiest
molest85022742mol_est
nudest74113832nudest
obtest81213012obtest
odes57243242o_des_
odist6421912o_dist
oftest91212002oftest
oiliest72817682oiliest
olden65114852olde_n
older65121172olde_r
oldies7314422oldies_
oldish10169312oldish
oldness836402oldness
olds55926572old_s_
oles46453472ol_es_
rudest74016312rudest
sliest66621952sliest
slyest93811362slyest
solidest9310382solidest
widest104517002widest
wildest113311272wildest
wouldest1235482wouldest

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551442.40634310.5
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691442.79563932.4
 
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