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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 “saddest” 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.

31 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
saddest9241238(None) 
baddest112611141baddest
haddest122711991haddest
maddest112311211maddest
addrest958632_addrest
baldest102313532baldest
faddiest1338112faddiest
faddist12289642faddist
gladdest11145842gladdest
hardest113118412hardest
oddest81710862_oddest
reddest9311952reddest
sadden83212402sadde_n
saddens9309602saddens
sadder82916972sadde_r
saddles95415742saddles_
sades65239892sa_des_
sadhes104715372sadhes_
sadist74221352sa_dist
sadness8310612sadness
safest95016602sa_fest
sagest74920262sa_gest
sagiest82617982sagiest
saltest71916512saltest
sandiest93218682sandiest
sanest64426692sa_nest
sawdust1154532sawdust
sayest94217742sa_yest
shadiest121711272shadiest
snidest8310912snidest
staidest939802staidest

Search took 5 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 Limit107671313.76628590.3
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691314.15642995.9
 
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