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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 “starred” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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92 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
starred8501345(None) 
scarred104512631scarred
sparred104512861sparred
stared75429871sta_red
started84217321started
starved114911571starved
stirred8359701stirred
tarred74720281_tarred
barred95725792_barred
charred134614482charred
costarred1244702costarred
garred85217402_garred
gnarred9327002gnarred
instarred1043962instarred
jarred144613252_jarred
knarred12266002knarred
marred95421042_marred
parred95024072_parred
sabred95916532s_abred
sacred94917102s_acred
scared95227292sca_red
scarfed134711182scarfed
scarped124314402scarped
scarted104816122scarted
seared75232842sea_red
shared105829062sha_red
sharked153613912sharked
sharped134112052sharped
shirred113710502shirred
skirred12347082skirred
slurred8359192slurred
smarted105012612smarted
snared74824552sna_red
snarfed11378752snarfed
snarled83612362snarled
soared74324292soa_red
spared95427492spa_red
sparged113512762sparged
sparked143513142sparked
spurred103610622spurred
stabbed123510372stabbed
stabled103514952stabled
stacked143416122stacked
staffed14298282staffed
staged84521562sta_ged
stagged104212082stagged
stained84215342stained
staked114621942sta_ked
staled74728102sta_led
stalked123811172stalked
stalled83515682stalled
stamped124812812stamped
staned74824642sta_ned
stanged94113842stanged
stapled103613702stapled
starched14199312starched
stare54440262sta_re_
starer64027362sta_rer
starers74522312starers
stares66038752sta_res
starker114114692starker
starlet71620122starlet
starrier8279462starrier
starry94911672starr_y
starter73817882starter
startled9208562startled
starve94613742starve_
starver104611992starver
starves104614552starves
stashed113812492stashed
stated75427832sta_ted
statued8459892statued
staved103918052sta_ved
stayed104817272sta_yed
steered83615252steered
stirrer7338232stirrer
stored75524212st_ored
storied8515162storied
stormed1039042stormed
strafed114413332strafed
straked125415342straked
strawed114813612strawed
strayed114513282strayed
swarded1238152swarded
swarmed1367482swarmed
tared69340052_ta_red
tarre55825632_tarre_
tarres64723042_tarres
tarried83914132_tarried
tarted74923372_tarted
unstarred1036362unstarred
warred104019842_warred

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 Filter1786911076710.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit107671923.08034958.1
3Display Results92920.0303066.7
 (SQL Overall)178691923.46651555.4
 
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