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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 “slay” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

293 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
slay7643638(None) 
clay95927411clay
flay106332801flay
lay68865351_lay
play95928981play
say67264761s_ay
shay107133341shay
slab67133761slab
slag55934351slag
slam67737971slam
slap66434041slap
slat46959021slat
slaty86523151slaty
slaw77930711slaw
slays85723681slays
sly66228561sl_y
spay96631661spay
splay105816041splay
stay78333721stay
sway107128231sway
ala312463602ala_
alae45643752alae
alan46844082alan
alar46340072alar
alary86123442alary
alas46358122alas
alky115920342alky
allay85620392allay
ally76935642ally
alway116113922alway
assay8710282assay
away108024222away
ay511773892__ay
bay89661642_bay
belay105021522belay
blab86629132blab
blae66134642blae
blah98625062blah
blam86131702blam
blat66550952blat
blaw97026722blaw
bray95232902bray
cay87155982_cay
chay124924872chay
clad76225822clad
clag75924572clag
clam86332292clam
clan65633922clan
clap86429042clap
clary105719612clary
claw95624342claw
clays105521332clays
cloy96623832cloy
day76254112_day
delay94820632delay
dray85428092dray
elan46734242elan
elmy95616792elmy
essay867622essay
fay97454862_fay
flab96628352flab
flag87427082flag
flak116026172flak
flaky155715582flaky
flam96333292flam
flamy135217472flamy
flan76134182flan
flap96128702flap
flat77147822flat
flaw106326642flaw
flawy145913382flawy
flax147325632flax
flaxy189012292flaxy
flays116321052flays
fley106626852fley
fly97124952fl_y
fray105428902fray
gay76856492_gay
glad65624012glad
glady105413942glady
glam76529342glam
glary96018542glary
glazy187410982glazy
gley85724652gley
gray85329892gray
hay97358772_hay
illy76925332illy
inlay85214322inlay
jay136242672_jay
kay106745542_kay
la219261632_la_
lab58864782_lab
lac510155822_lac
lacy95829632_lacy
lad48165702_lad
lady86527152_lady
lag47862122_lag
laky116725822_laky
lam57666712_lam
lap58565272_lap
lar37967532_lar
las37281472_las
lat37593402_lat
lav66847342_lav
law68656642_law
lax107651522_lax
lays76043252_lays
lazy166423072_lazy
ley66246812_ley
may88757632_may
mislay113510682mislay
nay66952772_nay
ofay106416102ofay
okay115917662okay
oldy85316842oldy
onlay84212942onlay
paly95835532paly
pay88461182_pay
plan65833942plan
plat66048872plat
platy105021662platy
playa105812942playa
plays106320772plays
ploy96123602ploy
ply86323552pl_y
pray96331532pray
quay164618352quay
ray66361992_ray
relay84424672relay
sab56563202s_ab
sac57452862s_ac
sad47459202s_ad
sae38365182s_ae
sag46163402s_ag
sagy85327082sagy
sal36462882s_al
salad65321832salad
salal55425702salal
salary9515212salary
sale44959702sale
sall44544682sall
sally85129712sally
salp64534092salp
sals46851672sals
salt45758522salt
salty85524382salty
sap56463232s_ap
sat36288482s_at
satay84718462satay
sau36356572s_au
saw68255352s_aw
sax107447642s_ax
says75942102s_ays
scab85926712scab
scad75725772scad
scag76626892scag
scaly104718722scaly
scam85932352scam
scan65530452scan
scar66434202scar
scary105222592scary
scat65848372scat
scry96017762scry
sea36161292sea_
seal45654372seal
seam66645972seam
seamy105921272seamy
sear47353842sear
seas45755272seas
seat47575562seat
selah8319612selah
sexy146418022sexy
sha69837782sha_
shad86230912shad
shady125416512shady
shag86430562shag
shah105627782shah
shaky154616842shaky
shaly114322862shaly
sham96436362sham
shat76456602shat
shaw108132552shaw
shays116021432shays
shy96728192s_hy
sial45938832sial
silky125315822silky
silly84527622silly
silty84721632silty
sizy164816392sizy
ska76925862ska_
skag96321512skag
skas85325712skas
skat87037902skat
sky106420992s_ky
slabs75322642slabs
slack115021762slack
slaggy11438792slaggy
slags66525902slags
slain54923572slain
slake93724052slake
slams74927902slams
slang66324022slang
slangy105411392slangy
slank95822772slank
slant55238702slant
slanty95114842slanty
slaps76025712slaps
slash84719682slash
slate55438282slate
slatey95417062slatey
slats55436902slats
slave84224032slave
slavey124011802slavey
slaws85222712slaws
slayed104716222slayed
slayer93916332slayer
sleazy18267392sleazy
sled55334372sled
slew76228232slew
slid55828982slid
slily85820032slily
slim66631962slim
slimy105417422slimy
slip67031732slip
slit46250102slit
slob66029422slob
sloe45534952sloe
slog56728272slog
slop66533872slop
slot46049832slot
slow77729492slow
sloyd9409682sloyd
slub65428032slub
slue45332192slue
slug55124642slug
slum65430512slum
slur45525152slur
slut45040592slut
slyly11489532slyly
snag55827872snag
snaky125113912snaky
snap65727032snap
snaw78923072snaw
soak87227662soak
soap65831132soap
soapy106114782soapy
soar46838672soar
sola45541862sola_
solan55328152solan
solar55927342solar
soy67851452s_oy
soya75724432soya
spa55730812spa_
spacy125415622spacy
spae65034322spae
spam85930042spam
span65234662span
spar65433302spar
spas67036722spas
spat66548522spat
spays105520512spays
spaz155626162spaz
splat76129342splat
splays114910872splays
spray106720062spray
spry96819122spry
spy86023742s_py
stab67329932stab
stag57332002stag
stagy96618892stagy
star48037762star
stat47352692stat
staw78627692staw
stays86022022stays
stey76224412stey
stray88525572stray
sty66227312s_ty
sulky124715362sulky
sully84622902sully
swab96825312swab
swag87526732swag
swam96329982swam
swamy136714402swamy
swan76631312swan
swap95925432swap
swat77244442swat
sways115518462sways
tray77632592tray
ulan46527392ulan
unlay84613702unlay
waly105830902waly
way96757662_way
yay96948712_yay

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 Filter178691298720.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit298722930.78338150.7
3Display Results2932930.0604883.3
 (SQL Overall)1786912931.123159119.3
 
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