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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 “spay” 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.

227 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
spay9663166(None) 
pay88461181_pay
say67264761s_ay
shay107133341shay
slay76436381slay
spa55730811spa_
spacy125415621spacy
spae65034321spae
spam85930041spam
span65234661span
spar65433301spar
spas67036721spas
spat66548521spat
spays105520511spays
spaz155626161spaz
splay105816041splay
spray106720061spray
spry96819121spry
spy86023741sp_y
stay78333721stay
sway107128231sway
assay8710282assay
away108024222away
ay511773892__ay
bay89661642_bay
bray95232902bray
cay87155982_cay
chay124924872chay
clay95927412clay
copay126516312copay
day76254112_day
dray85428092dray
espy969372esp_y
essay867622essay
fay97454862_fay
flay106332802flay
fray105428902fray
gapy106320912gapy
gay76856492_gay
gray85329892gray
hay97358772_hay
jay136242672_jay
kay106745542_kay
lay68865352_lay
may88757632_may
nay66952772_nay
ofay106416102ofay
okay115917662okay
opah96218402opah
opal66923522opal
pa410456482_pa_
pac79054082_pac
pacy115328682_pacy
pad68057322_pad
pah88853592_pah
pal56761672_pal
paly95835532_paly
pam77858392_pam
pan58466452_pan
pap76758402_pap
par57467022_par
pas58775742_pas
pat58089462_pat
paty95234562_paty
paw87651172_paw
pax127346852_pax
pays95940222_pays
play95928982play
ply86323552_ply
pray96331532pray
pry85728052_pry
pya87023752_pya
quay164618352quay
ray66361992_ray
repay104818452repay
sab56563202s_ab
sac57452862s_ac
sad47459202s_ad
sae38365182s_ae
sag46163402s_ag
sagy85327082sagy
sal36462882s_al
sap56463232s_ap
sappy125413472sappy
saps65346372saps
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
sepal77723002sepal
sepoy10314302sepoy
sexy146418022sexy
sha69837782sha_
shad86230912shad
shady125416512shady
shag86430562shag
shah105627782shah
shaky154616842shaky
shaly114322862shaly
sham96436362sham
shat76456602shat
shaw108132552shaw
shays116021432shays
shy96728192s_hy
sial45938832sial
sizy164816392sizy
ska76925862ska_
skag96321512skag
skas85325712skas
skat87037902skat
sky106420992s_ky
slab67133762slab
slag55934352slag
slam67737972slam
slap66434042slap
slat46959022slat
slaty86523152slaty
slaw77930712slaw
slays85723682slays
sly66228562s_ly
snag55827872snag
snaky125113912snaky
snap65727032snap
snaw78923072snaw
soak87227662soak
soap65831132soap
soapy106114782soapy
soar46838672soar
sophy136611762sophy
soppy125113522soppy
soy67851452s_oy
soya75724432soya
space95325672space
spacey136212532spacey
spade84423322spade
spado83713702spado
spaed85522272spaed
spaes76029972spaes
spahi10311142spahi
spail74921552spail
spait75631602spait
spake114322742spake
spale74929212spale
spall74919302spall
spams94922192spams
spang84919732spang
spank115919572spank
spans74528732spans
spare75135562spare
spark114920892spark
sparky154511522sparky
sparry115111302sparry
spars75431542spars
spasm94514172spasm
spate74731582spate
spats75031382spats
spawn107811712spawn
spayed124213612spayed
spazz155811132spazz
speak114618672speak
spean74620512spean
spear75821062spear
spec85821972spec
sped76031492sped
spew95421872spew
spic85227432spic
spicy125417712spicy
spik105419712spik
spiky146014112spiky
spin66231302spin
spiny104921302spiny
spiry105017352spiry
spit65545082spit
spiv95917792spiv
splat76129342splat
splays114910872splays
spot65540692spot
sprag86418692sprag
sprat76635972sprat
sprays115913642sprays
spud75818492spud
spue66025522spue
spumy124610362spumy
spun66221462spun
spur65321192spur
stab67329932stab
stag57332002stag
stagy96618892stagy
star48037762star
stat47352692stat
staw78627692staw
stays86022022stays
stey76224412stey
stray88525572stray
sty66227312s_ty
swab96825312swab
swag87526732swag
swam96329982swam
swamy136714402swamy
swan76631312swan
swap95925432swap
swat77244442swat
sways115518462sways
tray77632592tray
upas68322382upas
upby1139062upby
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 Filter178691298720.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit298722270.85634897.2
3Display Results2272270.0464934.8
 (SQL Overall)1786912271.168152988.9
 
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