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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 “snuffly” 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.

26 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
snuffly1630520(None) 
sniffly16265641sniffly
snuffily17124321snuffily
snuffle13267831snuffle
snuffy15356241snuff_y
bluffly1833432bluffly
gruffly17413892gruffly
ruffly15336672_ruffly
scuffle15266892scuffle
shuffle16276922shuffle
snaffle13216252snaffle
sniffily17154032sniffily
sniffle13287652sniffle
sniffy15337192sniff_y
snuff113514042snuff__
snuffed14308072snuffed
snuffer13318852snuffer
snuffled15277032snuffled
snuffler14317412snuffler
snuffles14318412snuffles
snuffs12358532snuff_s
snugly1055662snu_gly
souffle13306802souffle
stiffly16235172stiffly
stuffily17124162stuffily
stuffy15317082stuff_y

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671263.45331181.9
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691263.87246149.5
 
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