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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 “shyest” 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.

35 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
shyest12551183(None) 
sayest94217741sayest
shiest95821521shiest
slyest93811361slyest
ashiest10313952ashiest
chest104926142ch_est
coyest11316052coyest
dryest104811122dryest
feyest12311402feyest
gayest104314332gayest
hest75950772_h_est
mayest114614792mayest
safest95016602safest
sagest74920262sagest
sanest64426692sanest
sayst85322002say_st
serest64831612serest
sheesh1237812sheesh
sheet84836962sh_eet
sheets93918502sheets
shent85933502sh_ent
shes75734352sh_es_
shies86136552shies_
shist84829612sh_ist
shoes85429662shoes_
shyer114714782shye_r
shyers124712202shyers
shyness1344992shyness
sliest66621952sliest
snyes85012752snyes_
sorest65028002sorest
spryest12247812spryest
styes86316522styes_
surest65026762surest
wryest12429112wryest

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551352.23636919.1
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691352.59268939.4
 
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