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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 “scrawls” 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
scrawls1217728(None) 
crawls114712081_crawls
scrawl11208091scrawl_
scrawly15197191scrawly
sprawls12176371sprawls
becrawls1543622becrawls
brawls115214332_brawls
craals84113302_craals
crawl104916712_crawl_
crawly144610762_crawly
craws105723122_craw_s
drawls105511392_drawls
sacrals93311792sacra_ls
scalls84218202sc_alls
scowls11549592sc_owls
scrags95713802scra_gs
scrams105216622scra_ms
scrapes116217662scrapes
scraps106017242scra_ps
scrawled1445922scrawled
scrawler1345892scrawler
scrawlers1434752scrawlers
scrawny15213942scrawny
screws115513892screw_s
scrolls938062scrolls
serails73318362serails
shawls125411972s_hawls
sprawl11188062sprawl_
sprawly15166042sprawly
straws98718672straw_s
trawls94412392_trawls

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671313.54630364.1
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.93545410.7
 
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