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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 “skulk” 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.

52 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
skulk847962(None) 
sculk115112461sculk
skulks9427241skulks
skull94812031skull
skunk85011761skunk
sulk85326651s_ulk
baulk114914332baulk
bulk105426152_bulk
caulk115315452caulk
hulk115321612_hulk
kulak858822_kulak
saul45836522saul_
sauls55128122sauls
sault55834962sault
sculks123610262sculks
scull75315762scull
sculp95314842sculp
shuck144314532shuck
shul75823152shul_
shuln84713112shuln
shuls85319712shuls
silk85529322s_ilk
skald104210172skald
skank84415582skank
skell94915832skell
skelm114211292skelm
skelp114211422skelp
skill94316722skill
skink85916852skink
skua86113152sku_a
skuas95611732skuas
skulked11305562skulked
skulker10325682skulker
skulls10429642skulls
skunks9468162skunks
skunky12436162skunky
slunk95016302slunk
snuck114411912snuck
souk86127172sou_k
soul46435712soul_
souls55127362souls
spunk114513402spunk
stalk94518002stalk
stuck114515772stuck
stull54916272stull
stunk94616292stunk
suck106131732s_uck
suk75632972s_u_k
sulks94818462s_ulks
sulky124715362s_ulky
sulu45128422s_ulu
sunk85031812s_unk

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800521.43637465.2
3Display Results52520.0163250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691521.748102226.0
 
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