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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 “stalkiest” 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.

29 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
stalkiest134790(None) 
talkiest123611221_talkiest
balkiest144112452_balkiest
chalkiest1837082chalkiest
saltiest83117712s_altiest
sarkiest123615062s_arkiest
scaliest101714392scal_iest
shakiest151910932sha_kiest
shaliest111415052shal_iest
silkiest123212852s_ilkiest
skankiest12145702skankiest
snakiest122110542sna_kiest
snarkiest13207632snarkiest
sparkiest15188092sparkiest
staggiest11148252staggiest
stagiest91613402sta_giest
stalest73720172stal__est
stalkier1257072stalkie_r
stalkless1333722stalkless
starkest1239722stark_est
starriest9159762starriest
stickiest15229602stickiest
stilliest939222stilliest
stinkiest13198462stinkiest
stockiest15207752stockiest
sulkiest124212502s_ulkiest
swankiest16136202swankiest
tackiest143112432_tackiest
talkies113415732_talkies_

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 Filter1786911214360.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit121436293.56034111.2
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.98644829.7
 
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