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

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281 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
towards113878(None) 
cowards1339611cowards
toward10311061toward_
awards107113452_awards
boards94616932bo_ards
boyards13399322boyards
coward12411672coward_
dotards937252dotards
forwards1537042forwards
hoards104912622ho_ards
holards1148432holards
inwards1138342inwards
jowars16369652jowar_s
onwards1137172onwards
rewards114813992rewards
sowars94318012sowar_s
stewards1236382stewards
swards105415132_swards
tabards10310382tabards
thwarts1345022thwarts
toads65621072to_a_ds
tolars64817942tolar_s
towages1139232towages
towardly1543652towardly
towers94423672tower_s
upwards13135962upwards
vawards14457572vawards
wards97734402__wards
award97118043_award_
bards87139643__bards
bayards13379683bayards
beards94116673_beards
becowards1743843becowards
bedwards1596393bedwards
bewares12313373bewares
blowhards1843273blowhards
board85523003bo_ard_
boars75229603bo_ar_s
boarts84716873bo_arts
bogarts1047743bogarts
bollards11339153bollards
bombards1536493bombards
bowers115523703bower_s
boyard125411283boyard_
boyars115611983boyar_s
briards10398553briards
bywords1634283bywords
canards10311203canards
cards85137933__cards
chards125119733_chards
collards113310193collards
cords86030623co__rds
costards113510793costards
cowages13310943cowages
cowardly1744093cowardly
cowbirds1644043cowbirds
cowers114625533cower_s
cowhands1765263cowhands
cowherds1735423cowherds
dewars105117073dewar_s
dotard839053dotard_
dowers104523293dower_s
downwards1743833downwards
dwarfs13436273_dwarfs
echards1337963echards
fards96629843__fards
fords95328183fo__rds
forward1438293forward_
foulards12266463foulards
froward1436673froward_
goads77022853go_a_ds
goliards1045133goliards
gonads84511733gona_ds
gourds8108253go_urds
gowans105512293gowa_ns
gowds105814043gow__ds
guards84611573_guards
hards96435653__hards
haywards1845873haywards
hazards2037463hazards
hoard94918313ho_ard_
hoars85925553ho_ar_s
hodads1147963hoda_ds
holard10410573holard_
homewards1844513homewards
innards837153innards
inward10310333inward_
izzards16143963izzards
jeopards1843683jeopards
jowar155211433jowar__
lards65331863__lards
leewards1244983leewards
leopards1144753leopards
leotards945303leotards
liards75212613_liards
lizards17427613lizards
loads65323373lo_a_ds
lords64923503lo__rds
lowers94624923lower_s
lowlands1244373lowlands
manwards1447613manwards
mazards1937703mazards
molars85517323molar_s
monads94515303mona_ds
monarda1046613monarda
monardas1145713monardas
moonwards1574203moonwards
mowers113219403mower_s
nards65928463__nards
nomads94711603noma_ds
nonarts7311303nonarts
nonwars10109003nonwar_s
nonwords1247463nonwords
noways12127733nowa_ys
oars46846033_o_ar_s
onward1039053onward_
ottars64112223ottar_s
outwards1299123outwards
pards85634333__pards
petards104311153petards
pochards1646853pochards
polars84419353polar_s
pollards11299523pollards
poniards1145823poniards
poulards11288233poulards
powers113822323power_s
regards94112563regards
retards85015003retards
reward106017643reward_
rewarms12439603rewarms
rewords115413983rewords
ritards8439943ritards
roads66523623ro_a_ds
roars55622243ro_ar_s
robands10219863robands
rowans95715343rowa_ns
rowers94924573rower_s
sards64736183__sards
seawards1237203seawards
sewars94018633sewar_s
shards104319173_shards
skywards1943373skywards
soars54732513so_ar_s
sofars94712783sofar_s
solands84412343solands
sonars64818973sonar_s
sords64527803so__rds
souaris7312333souaris
sowans94215893sowa_ns
sowar85821343sowar__
sowcars1236013sowcar_s
sowers94923443sower_s
steward1138063steward_
stopwords1544003stopwords
stowages1236473stowages
sunwards1236443sunwards
sward94221463_sward_
swarfs125612063_swarfs
swarms116112173_swarms
swords104510803_swords
tabard9313333tabard_
tads57143943t__a_ds
talars66021683talar_s
tamaris9413593tamaris
tankards1366253tankards
tanyards1276183tanyards
tardo65321103t__ardo
tardy94720463t__ardy
tares57456563t__ares
tarns56433953t__arns
taros55640823t__aros
tarps76527113t__arps
tars46763953t__ar_s
tarts57242023t__arts
tatars64619793tatar_s
tawers94118603tawer_s
tears55436463t_ear_s
teawares1148083teawares
tetrads82910193tetrads
tharms115712243t_harms
thirds10438603t_hirds
thwacks1953613thwacks
thwart12311683thwar_t
tiaras6314553t_iaras
tinwares1137913tinwares
toad55830183to_a_d_
toady96814343to_a_dy
toasts65914993to_asts
todays10458103toda_ys
tods56141843to___ds
toeas55726423toea__s
togaed84711343togaed_
togas67823003toga__s
tokays13397773toka_ys
tokers104818893toker_s
tolanes74216313tolanes
tolans64319273tola_ns
tolar55524113tolar__
tolas54532773tola__s
toluids835323toluids
tomans85419133toma_ns
tomcods1234873tomcods
tonearms1044713tonearms
toners64128003toner_s
topazes1857313topazes
topers85025323toper_s
topworks1745343topworks
torahs95115643tora_hs
toras55540373to__ras
torcs75123763to__rcs
toreros7311343toreros
tores55352673to__res
toroids8310643toroids
toros54336193to__ros
torpids1037373torpids
torrs53923563to__rrs
tors46157383to__r_s
torts56138123to__rts
torus54329763to__rus
totals63115163tota_ls
toters65026363toter_s
tours55325893to_ur_s
tovarish1445123tovarish
towable121910113towable
towage1039833towa_ge
towaway1644153towaway
towaways1743633towaways
towed95134583tow_ed_
towels94314643tow_els
tower85729203tower__
towered112911403towered
towery124012093tower_y
towheads1544813towheads
towhees13277793towhees
towies93521193tow_ies
towmonds1493493towmonds
townees10269783townees
townies103113623townies
towns86018883tow__ns
towpaths1643113towpaths
tows78545553tow___s
towsacks1744173towsacks
toxoids1535213toxoids
toyers95516333toyer_s
treads74817923trea_ds
triads74513533tria_ds
trocars959043trocar_s
trolands936423trolands
tsars56717113t_sar_s
turds65021693t__urds
twaes86513663t_wa_es
twains95811183t_wains
twangs10358093t_wangs
twas76824083t_wa__s
twats86616603t_wa_ts
tweeds10498433t_weeds
twerps11345153t_werps
twirls9478123t_wirls
twirps11415013t_wirps
tzars144914273t_zar_s
untoward1243193untoward_
upward12147163upward_
vaward13498723vaward_
visards11328153visards
vizards20377263vizards
vowers124317183vower_s
wads87343143__wa_ds
wands96425483__wands
ward86542253__ward_
wares88250583__wares
warks127932403__warks
warms107726853__warms
warns87231003__warns
warps107126423__warps
wars78659803__war_s
warts814840403__warts
wizards20326403wizards
woads94818443wo_a_ds
woalds10427583wo_alds
words95425073__words
yards95324613__yards

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit1340272817.05019010.9
3Display Results2812810.0933021.5
 (SQL Overall)1786912817.57923577.1
 
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