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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 “reward” 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.

81 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
reward10601764(None) 
regard85215771regard
retard75018931retard
rewards114813991rewards
rewarm115913491rewarm
reword106321411reword
award97118042_award
beard86024962be_ard
bedward1497472bedward
beware11313712beware
bewared13310112bewared
coward12411672coward
dewar95817732dewar_
dewars105117072dewars
froward1436672froward
heard95222752he_ard
inward10310332inward
leeward1135782leeward
onward1039052onward
petard95013802petard
prewar114712582prewar_
prewarm14479612prewarm
prewarn124410152prewarn
read55942532re_a_d
readd74617132re_add
rear45644552re_ar_
reared75930012re_ared
rearm75923572re_arm
rears54739652re_ars
rearward1245782rearward
rebar75420192rebar_
rebars84019832rebars
reboard10310762reboard
record96117432record
redware1139362redware
reearn6612142reearn
regards94112562regards
reheard11309022reheard
relaid75518442relaid
reland75920432reland
remand95618962remand
remark123512372remark
repaid94716322repaid
repand95316062repand
repark123511712repark
rereward1246142rereward
resaid74517082resaid
retards85015002retards
rewake135218462rewake
rewaked153811902rewaked
rewan85623662rewa_n
rewarded13229522rewarded
rewarder12208232rewarder
rewarmed14257432rewarmed
rewarms12439602rewarms
rewash1237672rewash
rewax155713922rewa_x
rewaxed18409342rewaxed
rewear93012002rewear_
rewears102911042rewears
rewed95425452rew_ed
reweld103711112reweld
rewind104715882rewind
rewire95421412rewire
rewired115413282rewired
rewords115413982rewords
rewore938030162rewore
rework136619792rework
reworn98122202reworn
rewrap11127532rewrap
reynard1135122reynard
ritard74812082ritard
seaward1148182seaward
sewar85421102sewar_
sewars94018632sewars
steward1138062steward
sward94221462_sward
toward10311062toward
upward12147162upward
vaward13498722vaward
ward86542252__ward

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 Filter178691825510.703254183.5
2DLD Change Limit82551812.79629524.7
3Display Results81810.0332454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691813.53250592.0
 
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