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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 “seashells” 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.

34 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
seashells124354(None) 
seashell1144101seashell_
subshells1444052subshells
clamshells1751563clamshells
deashes113313903deashe__s
easels65914553_eas_e_ls
eggshells1451053eggshells
leashes103514403leashe__s
nutshells1242663nutshells
resells73313203re_s_ells
respells1056333re_spells
sashes94728483s_ashe__s
sashless1136603s_ashless
seagulls943743sea_gulls
seashores1247963seashores
seasonals945283seasonals
seatbelts1142983seatbelts
seawalls1145233sea_walls
selfheals1541933selfheals
shells94319523___shells
slashers113313613slashe_rs
slashes103619113slashe__s
smashers13339593smashe_rs
smashes123914613smashe__s
snashes105214753snashe__s
softshells1651573softshells
stashes103916173stashe__s
subshell1344883subshell_
swashers14389533swashe_rs
swashes134714403swashe__s
teasels74311313teas_e_ls
unshells1145923_unshells
weaselly14284373weas_elly
weasels10468503weas_e_ls

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.416429545.7
2DLD Change Limit148641347.75019179.5
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691348.18221839.5
 
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