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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 “snowballs” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

40 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
snowballs1411446(None) 
snowball13114941snowball_
snowbells14113491snowbells
snowfalls15113081snowfalls
blowballs1643582blowballs
lowballs1364392_lowballs
snowballed1642212snowballed
snowbanks1842942snowbanks
snowbell13113592snowbell_
snowbelts14112762snowbelts
snowfall14133302snowfall_
blowball1544153blowball_
boxballs19144233_boxballs
cowbells1544993_cowbells
foosballs1444023foosballs
footballs1445363footballs
goofballs1543023goofballs
inwalls1037283in_w_alls
lowball1275503_lowball_
sawbills1344763s_awbills
screwballs1772453screwballs
seawalls1145233seaw_alls
shoebills1443483shoebills
skewbalds1941843skewbalds
snowballing1752053snowballing
snowbank1743233snowba_nk
snowbelt13114623snowb_elt
snowbirds1542953snowbirds
snowboards1643693snowboards
snowcaps1542703snowca_ps
snowcats1343413snowca_ts
snowlands1343573snowlands
snowmelts14112473snowmelts
snowmolds1542183snowmolds
snowpacks2042593snowpacks
softballs1443773softballs
sourballs1145233sourballs
sowbelly1643873s_owbelly
spitballs1344073spitballs
stoopballs1452573stoopballs

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641406.28023668.9
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691406.71926594.9
 
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