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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 “shellier” 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.

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
shellier113839(None) 
sheller103515891shell_er
shelvier1464911shelvier
smellier1036791smellier
chillier13328422chillier
heller93322512_hell_er
hillier103413962_hillier
sallier73320422s_allier
seemlier1035192seemlier
seller63824602s_ell_er
shalier103116422sh_alier
sheenier11167422sheenier
shelled113815092shell_ed
shellers112812582shell_ers
shellfire1542512shellfire
shelliest1238032shelliest
shelling123515212shelling
shelter103214962she_lter
sheltie10109912sheltie_
shelties111111382shelties
shelver134211062she_lver
shoalier1137072shoalier
sillier74017592s_illier
smeller94212792smell_er
sneller73512852snell_er
speller95415152spell_er
steelier839192steelier
stillier868822stillier
sweller103012472swell_er
whelkier1833252whelkier

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 Filter1786911210590.670266703.0
2DLD Change Limit121059303.28336874.5
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691303.95345203.9
 
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