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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 “scoreboards” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

82 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
scoreboards165312(None) 
scoreboard1553411scoreboard_
corkboards1944112_corkboards
scorecards1542422score_cards
storyboards1752432storyboards
cardboards1645333_cardboards
corkboard1844773_corkboard_
fibreboards1952663fibreboards
fireboards1645433_fireboards
preboards1446423__preboards
reboards1138773___reboards
scorecard1442953score_card_
scorepads1473023score_pa_ds
shorebirds1652523shoreb_irds
shorewards1743593shore_wards
sideboards1444643s_ideboards
skateboards1853423skateboards
snowboards1643693sno_wboards
starboards1365303star_boards
storyboard1652643storyboard_
superboards1645713superboards
surfboards1643683s_urfboards
aboveboard1851684aboveboard_
bargeboards1752644bargeboards
baseboards1545214_baseboards
bodyboards1943244_bodyboards
boxboards2144264_bo_xboards
callboards1544974_callboards
cardboard1545864_cardboard_
chipboards2093784_chipboards
chresards1543274_chre_sards
clapboards17113674_clapboards
clipboards17103014_clipboards
cornbraids1572984_cornbraids
cupboards1643814_c_upboards
dartboards1443884_dartboards
fiberboards1952614fiberboards
fibreboard1852964fibreboard_
fireboard1546614_fireboard_
floorboards1791904floorboards
footboards1644084_footboards
forebears1446414_forebear_s
forewords16117404_forewo_rds
foreyards1645504_fore_yards
freeboards1644474_freeboards
fretboards1643674__fretboards
garboards1346364_gar_boards
hardboards1745164_hardboards
larboards1246984_lar_boards
leeboards1244794__leeboards
linerboards1452504linerboards
moldboards1642794_moldboards
mopboards1643754_mo_pboards
outboards1246214__outboards
paperboards1863654paperboards
pasteboards1653184pasteboards
preboard1338264__preboard_
reboard10310764___reboard_
sailboards1345484s_ailboards
scabbards1643764sc__abbards
scareheads1643384scarehea_ds
scorepad1363384score_pa_d_
scorers94115324score___r_s
scrublands1551684sc_rublands
seaboards1246444s__eaboards
shipboards1894104s_hipboards
shorebird1552874shoreb_ird_
shoreward1644094shore_ward_
sideboard1345174s_ideboard_
signboards1443344s_ignboards
skateboard1753574skateboard_
skimboards1943124s_kimboards
skyboards1943774s__kyboards
snowboard1543934sno_wboard_
soreheads1346074s_orehea_ds
soundboards1552044soundboards
starboard1275844star_board_
stoneboats1253284stoneboa_ts
storyboarded1961244storyboarded
superboard1546744superboard_
surfboard1543914s_urfboard_
wakeboards2044494_wakeboards

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit148819828.75017007.9
3Display Results82820.0461782.6
 (SQL Overall)178691829.40618997.6
 
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