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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 “screams” 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.

35 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
screams11481062(None) 
creams104715251_creams
scrams105216621scr_ams
screaks13469361screaks
scream104814251scream_
streams94713371streams
breams104815042_breams
crams96229152_cr_ams
creaks124315962_creaks
cream95721352_cream_
creamy134811362_creamy
dreams94513982_dreams
reams75729622__reams
scams94423972sc__ams
schemas1468162schemas
scrags95713802scr_ags
scram910621622scr_am_
scraps106017242scr_aps
screak125311062screa_k
screaky16436222screaky
screamed13277602screamed
screamer12267882screamer
screamers13236262screamers
screeds106210292screeds
screens95212182screens
screes85023972scre_es
screws115513892scre_ws
scrims104615932scr_ims
scrums104614252scr_ums
seams75731662s__eams
spreads1039762spreads
steams84916902s_teams
streaks114411272streaks
stream84717292stream_
streamy12509482streamy

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 Limit107671353.00335854.5
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691353.38952726.8
 
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