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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 “spooks” 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.

84 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
spooks12431293(None) 
shooks134515631shooks
snooks104412831snooks
sooks94425451s_ooks
spoofs114011811spoofs
spook115416041spook_
spooky15418091spooky
spools85115911spools
spoons84116021spoons
spoors84014031spoors
stooks105115371stooks
books115729712_books
brooks125813882brooks
chooks155312792chooks
cooks115429142_cooks
crooks124914412crooks
ebooks12358332ebooks
gooks105422882_gooks
hooks125027122_hooks
kooks85217262_kooks
looks95124862_looks
nooks95420392_nooks
pocks135022962_pocks
poods85124752_poods
poofs105222792_poofs
poohs103915712_poohs
pools74427702_pools
poons75430972_poons
poops94422412_poops
poos65949112_poo_s
porks115124142_porks
rooks95325042_rooks
scoops105414362scoops
scoots85315942scoots
shnooks1485582shnooks
shocks154414582shocks
shook124920162shook_
shools94919012shools
shoos84226362shoo_s
shoots94619362shoots
sloops85513622sloops
smocks145710012smocks
snoods74312452snoods
snook95115572snook_
snools65715882snools
snoops84314172snoops
snoots64216682snoots
soaks95220292s_oaks
socks114926082s_ocks
sook84933392s_ook_
soots55536212s_oots
sopors85215202sopors
souks94820522s_ouks
spanks124514122spanks
sparks124616362sparks
speaks125114582speaks
specks144312702specks
spicks144814992spicks
spiks114117472sp_iks
spodes94817432spodes
spoils84614532spoils
spoke114818662sp_oke
spokes124417212spokes
spoof105019012spoo_f
spoofy14498552spoofy
spooked144510472spooked
spookish1744642spookish
spool75219042spoo_l
spoon74719442spoo_n
spoony114111792spoony
spoor75016352spoo_r
spores84726612spores
sports84619182sports
spots74424112sp_ots
spouts85115112spouts
spunks12349332spunks
stocks124715632stocks
stook95218212stook_
stools65117022stools
stoops85917892stoops
storks106115952storks
swoons94511142swoons
swoops114910922swoops
zooks184716942_zooks

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551842.79629524.7
3Display Results84840.0302800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691843.16956387.2
 
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