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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 “slily” 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.

114 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
slily8582003(None) 
lily76730181_lily
shily115222011shily
silly84527621silly
slimly11408901slimly
slimy105417421slimy
slyly11489531slyly
ally76935642al_ly
billy105525362billy
blimy125212822blimy
daily95922332daily
dilly94923782dilly
doily95321032doily
drily95816522drily
filly114424902filly
gaily95020972gaily
gilly94321632gilly
glibly1236292glibly
gluily10308292gluily
hilly114422162hilly
holily123612952holily
icily101211692icily
illy76925332il_ly
lilo46731562_lilo
lilt46349942_lilt
limy95727712_limy
liny78141322_liny
noily86120992noily
oilily93111722oilily
oily77932252_oily
pily96132732_pily
roily86121112roily
sadly94519122sadly
sail45447162sail_
sails55738102sails
salify12311372salify
sally85129712sally
saltily10310542saltily
scaly104718722scaly
seely84522632seely
sexily1638852sexily
shaly114322862shaly
shill85325332shill
shiny115122142shiny
shyly144811572shyly
sild55030582s_ild
silk85529322s_ilk
silkily14236962silkily
silky125315822silky
sill45545152s_ill
sillily10209782sillily
sills55135992sills
silo46037912s_ilo
silt46558192s_ilt
silty84721632silty
sizy164816392s_izy
skiey125012892skiey
skill94316722skill
slaty86523152slaty
slay76436382sl_ay
slice74925822slice
slick115520522slick
slickly1635852slickly
slid55828982sli_d
slide64725412slide
slier54827242slier
slim66631962sli_m
slime74925752slime
slimily1247712slimily
slims75423652slims
slimsy11407722slimsy
sling66028802sling
slink95422912slink
slinky13399102slinky
slip67031732sli_p
slipe75626132slipe
slippy1375842slippy
slips76023722slips
slipt76627482slipt
slit46250102sli_t
slits56128852slits
slitty9329162slitty
slowly1237152slowly
sluicy1166482sluicy
sly66228562s__ly
smile74823922smile
smiley114012302smiley
soil46138832soil_
soils55327982soils
solely93714212solely
solidly1137352solidly
sonly85718052sonly
spicy125417712spicy
spiky146014112spiky
spile75230082spile
spill74821162spill
spilt75532222spilt
spiny104921302spiny
spiry105017352spiry
stile54931572stile
still54922082still
stilly93714092stilly
stilt54831982stilt
stimy105114742stimy
sulkily14218112sulkily
sully84622902sully
surlily10310002surlily
surly85124432surly
swill83417372swill
swirly12439252swirly
uglily1036192uglily
wilily123310762wilily
willy115321912willy
wily106428812_wily

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 Filter178691538000.300595636.7
2DLD Change Limit538001141.42037887.3
3Display Results1141140.0333454.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911141.753101934.4
 
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