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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 “stew” 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.

170 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
stew7752546(None) 
sew66247261s_ew
shew108030761shew
skew116218761skew
slew76228231slew
smew95017731smew
spew95421871spew
staw78627691staw
stem610628251stem
step67126291step
stet45947321stet
stews85519141stews
stewy116112061stewy
stey76224411stey
stow77325741stow
strew89220661strew
tew66640151_tew
anew76623132anew
askew12529412askew
aster55434892aster
ate37059242ate_
ates45047922ates
blew94722432blew
brew95023562brew
chew126622132chew
clew95520572clew
crew96122682crew
dew77139922_dew
drew86221672drew
ester54727712ester
few95436962_few
flew105824252flew
grew85620262grew
hew97642722_hew
item65620382item
jew135129082_jew
knew115912132knew
mew86137732_mew
new66237092_new
pew86442302_pew
phew128417112phew
plew97222812plew
sae38365182sae_
sate45556102sate_
sated66238532sated
satem76021462satem
sates54949322sates
saw68255352s_aw
scow96021422scow
screw109318542screw
sea36161292s_ea
sec55945322s_ec
see35772262s_ee
seed55549482seed
seek85935482seek
seel45042982seel
seem65438562seem
seen46943122seen
seep66540342seep
seer45547042seer
sees45361052sees
seg45544882s_eg
sei36048932s_ei
sel38253322s_el
sen36058522s_en
ser36752402s_er
set36681252s_et
seta45637312seta
sets45549502sets
sett45949052sett
sewn76124332s_ewn
sews75836022s_ews
sex107043222s_ex
shaw108132552shaw
she66837692she_
shea76031572shea
shed86536152shed
shes75734352shes
shewn115715702shewn
shews115924712shews
show106229192show
shrew119720172shrew
sinew84718922sinew
site47052422site_
sited65130742sited
sites56045432sites
skee85431472skee
skeg95316162skeg
skep105219352skep
skews125413802skews
slaw77930712slaw
sled55334372sled
slews86220352slews
slow77729492slow
smews104612292smews
snaw78923072snaw
sned56026052sned
snow76324792snow
sow66554762s_ow
spec85821972spec
sped76031492sped
spews105015922spews
stab67329932stab
stag57332002stag
star48037762star
stat47352692stat
stay78333722stay
stead65520272stead
steak95219802steak
steal56125472steal
steam76322932steam
steed66024942steed
steek95418002steek
steel55721992steel
steep76020702steep
steer55423862steer
stein54620542stein
stela54019042stela
stele55026842stele
stems75219952stems
steno54716862steno
stent55634512stent
steps76619882steps
stere55328542stere
stern55319122stern
stets55423912stets
stewed104814242stewed
stied65723032stied
sties55132982sties
stir45723252stir
stoa45425912stoa
stob66724612stob
stop66532032stop
stot46347332stot
stowp105614232stowp
stows86622702stows
straw813321292straw
strep77120852strep
strewn96710012strewn
strews96817102strews
strow88920572strow
stub66221842stub
stud56220092stud
stum65526022stum
stun45623452stun
sty66227312st_y
stye76218972stye
styed95815482styed
styes86316522styes
sue35651462sue_
sued56537932sued
suer45334032suer
sues46247652sues
suet46754822suet
taw610155452_taw
tea37353322_tea
ted46446572_ted
tee38366872_tee
teg45741622_teg
tel35647902_tel
ten35856112_ten
tet39274992_tet
tews76431642_tews
thew108226232thew
tow610557362_tow
ute35335882ute_
utes45930882utes
view105917682view
whew137618782whew
yew96436292_yew

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 Filter178691298720.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit298721700.75039829.3
3Display Results1701700.0463695.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911701.076166069.7
 
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