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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 “selfward” 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.

30 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
selfward154309(None) 
selfwards1642731selfwards
seaward1148182se_award
becoward1644763becoward
bedward1497473be_dward
delftware1651483delftware
leeward1135783le_eward
leftward1562733leftward
poleward1455943poleward
rearward1245783rearward
rereward1246143rereward
reward106017643re__ward
seaboard1147433seaboard
seawards1237203se_awards
seaware1049633se_aware
selfed10310913self__ed
selfhood1543793selfhood
selfsame1342883selfsame
semihard1444683semihard
sewar85421103se__war_
sewars94018633se__wars
sideward1345953sideward
skyward1843863s_kyward
sternward1343123sternward
steward1138063s_teward
sunward1137653s_unward
sward94221463s___ward
telford1145153telf_ord
welfare1335713welf_are
westward1543823westward

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162307.73618893.7
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691308.16921874.3
 
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