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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 “sells” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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272 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
sells5513443(None) 
bells76432161bells
cells75428061cells
dells66630941dells
ells46431351_ells
fells85327381fells
hells85032041hells
jells125522161jells
mells75031331mells
seals54839691seals
seels55632821seels
selfs85220241selfs
sell45840611sell_
selle54428311selle
selles64426981selles
sels46345981se_ls
shells94319521shells
sills55135991sills
skells105013781skells
smells83914741smells
snells64614201snells
spells84617681spells
swells93913981swells
tells55828941tells
wells85426191wells
yells85821941yells
alls46740922_alls
balls76236412balls
bell66237182bell_
belle75827832belle
belles85325992belles
belly104625492belly
bels66142492be_ls
belts75931162belts
bills75632862bills
bolls75531312bolls
bulls75629572bulls
calls75634732calls
ceils75019402ceils
cell65031722cell_
cella75420312cella
celli76717692celli
cello74919582cello
cellos84517802cellos
cels65534972ce_ls
celts75325782celts
culls75425812culls
deals65435342deals
deils65722862deils
deles65139252deles
delfs94918672delfs
delis64928542delis
dell56938202dell_
delly96023872delly
dels56745472de_ls
delts65731792delts
dills65530972dills
dolls66126922dolls
dulls64523742dulls
dwells10417712dwells
eels46536742_eels
elds56324852_elds
elks85820032_elks
ell36735682_ell_
elms67322702_elms
els37645722_e_ls
falls85727652falls
feels85223042feels
fell76833072fell_
fella84918652fella
fellas95116962fellas
felly114922802felly
felts85324542felts
fills84632372fills
fulls84623522fulls
galls64729322galls
gelds75118342gelds
gels56836102ge_ls
gelts65924612gelts
gills64728192gills
gulls65222982gulls
halls85633782halls
heals85733452heals
heels85625532heels
heils85222192heils
hell75637892hell_
hello86522982hello
hellos95321682hellos
helms105619462helms
helos84928062helos
helps105219342helps
herls85226432herls
hills85431352hills
hulls84923562hulls
ills47030422_ills
jell117125872jell_
jello126716272jello
jellos134714282jellos
jelly154218252jelly
jills125122822jills
keels94622412keels
kelly124617022kelly
kelps115116422kelps
kelts95222632kelts
kills94526172kills
knells10439252knells
kvells13346612kvells
lalls55324132lalls
lolls512121732lolls
lulls54119652lulls
malls76233432malls
meals75933372meals
melds84822382melds
mell64935612mell_
mels65941532me_ls
melts74930102melts
merls77423902merls
mewls105813232mewls
mills75435052mills
molls75129782molls
mulls75124152mulls
nelly84618812nelly
nills54926672nills
nulls55019982nulls
palls74332562palls
peals75235492peals
peels75226422peels
peles75738082peles
pelfs105016292pelfs
pelts76128812pelts
pills74130972pills
polls74627722polls
pulls74425052pulls
quells15359702quells
reals55038652reals
reels55333262reels
resells73313202resells
rills55032712rills
rolls55326232rolls
sails55738102sails
salals65120082salals
sales56055592sales
sall44544682sall_
sally85129712sally
salols64017872salols
salps74423242salps
sals46851672s_als
salts55431882salts
sauls55128122sauls
scalls84218202scalls
sculls84613882sculls
seal45654372seal_
seams75731662seams
sears54744912sears
seas45755272se_as
seats54844342seats
secs65033892se_cs
sects75622892sects
seeds64330062seeds
seeks94724642seeks
seel45042982seel_
seely84522632seely
seems75525022seems
seeps74828752seeps
seers55136382seers
sees45361052se_es
segos64919482segos
segs54933882se_gs
seifs85019332seifs
seis45542392se_is
sel38253322se_l_
selah8319612selah
selahs9313212selahs
self75138292se_lf
seller63824592seller
sellers73721312sellers
selva83014272selva
selvas93812912selvas
selves94119612selves
semes75731582semes
semis74623532semis
sends65528242sends
sepals85217372sepals
septs75420602septs
seres55448892seres
serfs84922012serfs
sers45746652se_rs
sets45549502se_ts
setts55124322setts
sews75836022se_ws
sexes126126222sexes
sexts125118382sexts
sheals94420642sheals
shell84424122shell_
shelly124414472shelly
sheols94614162sheols
shills94519612shills
shuls85319712shuls
sials54227242sials
silds65520522silds
silks94620682silks
sill45545152sill_
silly84527622silly
silos56029432silos
silts55330822silts
skell94915832skell_
skelms12368022skelms
skelps12407922skelps
skills104313922skills
skulls10429642skulls
sleds64418852sleds
slews86220352slews
smalls84514122smalls
smell74916232smell_
smelly114110362smelly
smelts85412772smelts
snell54517302snell_
soils55327982soils
soles55547922soles
solos54830792solos
sols45448162s_ols
solus54726982solus
souls55127362souls
spalls84217342spalls
speels85116392speels
speils84116222speils
spell75020302spell_
spelts84614642spelts
spills84717462spills
stalls64019932stalls
steals64020062steals
steels64117982steels
steles63725662steles
stella63612972stella
stellas72813042stellas
stills64118572stills
stulls63912982stulls
sulks94818462sulks
sully84622902sully
sulus54821882sulus
swell84815982swell_
swills94213362swills
sylis84316022sylis
talls55133432talls
teals56234132teals
teels55726372teels
teles54536002teles
tell44934702tell_
telly84920822telly
tellys9348842tellys
telos55424522telos
tels46841692te_ls
tills54631712tills
tolls54728432tolls
unsells73210772unsells
veals84926192veals
veils84918802veils
velds95615582velds
vills86429322vills
walls85529382walls
weals85428742weals
welds94719162welds
well75832042well_
welly114620012welly
welts85225192welts
wills84528962wills
yelks126413622yelks
yell76028322yell_
yelps105712992yelps
yills83921552yills
zeals145320852zeals
zills144020782zills

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538002721.70331591.3
3Display Results2722720.0763578.9
 (SQL Overall)1786912722.09285416.3
 
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