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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 “towaways” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

46 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
towaways174363(None) 
stowaways1842041stowaways
towaway1644151towaway_
nowadays1542262nowadays
stowaway1742642stowaway_
throwaways2251132throwaways
tollways1444132tollways
areaways1444483areaways
caraways1636943caraways
cogways1634633co_gways
cutaways1643813cutaways
doorways1544043doorways
flyaways2042813flyaways
foldaways1942063foldaways
folkways2143143folkways
foodways1844293foodways
footways1744873footways
getaways1543343getaways
layaways1743403layaways
logways1434513lo_gways
longways1543873longways
noways12127733no__ways
oilways1334873_oilways
roadways1564613roadways
rockaways2142153rockaways
rollaways1542593rollaways
rollways1444233rollways
ropeways1644053ropeways
runaways1442853runaways
seaways13307513_seaways
someways1644823someways
takeaways1942453takeaways
taxiways2142643taxiways
tearaways1542973tearaways
throwaway2151313throwaway_
thruways1742503thruways
tideways1544563tideways
todays10458103to__days
tokamaks1342133tokamaks
tokays13397773to__kays
tollway1344793tollway_
towages1139233towa_ges
towards1138783towa_rds
towboats1395333towboats
towheads1544813towheads
tramways1643723tramways

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162466.64322002.4
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691467.05925313.9
 
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