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

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

47 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
scruffiest184293(None) 
chuffiest2044402_chuffiest
gruffiest1634532_gruffiest
scrubbiest1643162scrubbiest
scruffier1743302scruffie_r
scruffiness1951692scruffiness
scurfiest14236862sc_urfiest
snuffiest15246052s_nuffiest
stuffiest15235952s_tuffiest
buffiest1657563__buffiest
chaffiest2045413_chaffiest
chuffest1944193_chuff_est
cliffiest1743953_cliffiest
craftiest1436913_craftiest
cruddiest1334453_cruddiest
crumbiest1536253_crumbiest
crummiest1545563_crummiest
crustiest112410053_crustiest
draffiest1644363_draffiest
fluffiest1434093_fluffiest
gruffest1544593_gruff_est
huffiest1757203__huffiest
puffiest1647323__puffiest
ruffliest1554493__ruffliest
scraggiest1444363scraggiest
scrappiest1644153scrappiest
scrawliest1553813scrawliest
scrawniest1543483scrawniest
screwiest1445473scr_ewiest
scrimpiest1643743scrimpiest
scroggiest1443323scroggiest
scroungiest1442443scroungiest
scruffily2041883scruffi_ly
scruffs1554173scruff__s_
scuffles16287863sc_uffles_
scummiest1535213sc_ummiest
scurviest14266123sc_urviest
scuzziest1943003sc_uzziest
shrubbiest1742353shrubbiest
sirupiest1154753siru_piest
sniffiest15236003s_niffiest
snuffliest1643503s_nuffliest
spiffiest17235653s_piffiest
spruciest1345143spru_ciest
squiffiest2542663squiffiest
surfiest112414433s__urfiest
syrupiest1453223syru_piest

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603475.65624859.1
3Display Results47470.0331424.2
 (SQL Overall)178691476.09529317.6
 
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