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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 “puffy” 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.

71 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
puffy16441075(None) 
buffy165013371buffy
huffy174810231huffy
pouffy17395881pouffy
puff125525431puff_
puffs134114931puffs
baffy165511922baffy
biffy164711132biffy
buff125229862buff_
buffi136112202buffi
buffo135112182buffo
buffs135519512buffs
chuffy20445862chuffy
cuff125327992cuff_
cuffs135017492cuffs
daffy155510282daffy
duff114326642duff_
duffs125216622duffs
fluffy14315782fluffy
gruffy16396012gruffy
guff114624932guff_
guffs124414822guffs
gulfy124612002gulfy
huff135623842huff_
huffs144514742huffs
iffy135312282_iffy
jiffy21458312jiffy
luff104426702luff_
luffa11409022luffa
luffs114516282luffs
miffy163910202miffy
muff124723862muff_
muffs134114212muffs
pfft12311882p_fft
poofy136213272poofy
pouff135215422pouff_
pouffe14448262pouffe
pouffs14418122pouffs
pudgy124911162pudgy
puffed153510602puffed
puffer144610732puffer
puffery18235112puffery
puffily1834842puffily
puffin141149002puffin
puggy124612322puggy
pulpy124612362pulpy
punky144419392punky
punny104217712punny
punty106021612punty
puny95526992pu_ny
puppy114912412puppy
purify14399152purify
pursy105016412pursy
purty105019402purty
pushy134614352pushy
pussy105614842pussy
putty104721402putty
ruff105127652ruff_
ruffe114713812ruffe
ruffly15336672ruffly
ruffs114516742ruffs
snuffy15356242snuffy
spiffy17326222spiffy
stuffy15317082stuffy
surfy115319472surfy
taffy145110822taffy
toffy145310282toffy
tuff104528522tuff_
tuffs115118262tuffs
tufty114810412tufty
turfy114315402turfy

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit53800711.62633087.3
3Display Results71710.0164437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691711.96890798.3
 
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