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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 “squaws” 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.

36 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
squaws1843878(None) 
squabs17429321squabs
squads164410291squads
squats153712961squats
squaw17368981squaw_
squawk22385371squawk
squawks23294881squawks
aquas142412612aqua_s
equals1538692equals
quads154515842_quads
quags154613252_quags
quais144618392_quais
quass144413762_quass
quays174612042_quays
saws75839482s__aws
shaws116226262s_haws
skuas95611732skua_s
slaws85222712s_laws
snaws86116362s_naws
squab163810732squa_b
squad155110792squa_d
squall1538002squall
squalls1647312squalls
squama1736532squama
square154513362square
squares163714462squares
squark19438112squark
squarks20417182squarks
squash1846832squash
squat143720142squa_t
squeaks2034522squeaks
squeals1636512squeals
squegs1675642squegs
squibs17317452squibs
squids16409802squids
straws98718672straws

Search took 3 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 Limit82551362.25036689.3
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691362.60968490.2
 
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