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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 “towels” 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.

88 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
towels9431464(None) 
bowels114315591bowels
dowels104813341dowels
rowels94515451rowels
towel84920521towel_
towers94423671towers
trowels10358361trowels
vowels124410481vowels
botels84815802botels
bowel105621202bowel_
bowers115523702bowers
bowls106121432bow_ls
cowers114625532cowers
cowls106922212cow_ls
dowel95618192dowel_
dowers104523292dowers
fowls115518892fow_ls
hosels94218602hosels
hotels94515512hotels
hovels125413332hovels
howes114730262howe_s
howls116219222how_ls
jewels16508612jewels
jowls156214522jow_ls
koels94613902ko_els
losels64714582losels
lowers94624922lowers
lowes85732462lowe_s
models94216352models
mohels115011322mohels
morels84820012morels
motels83616892motels
mowers113219402mowers
newels93710822newels
noels56418702no_els
novels95512502novels
owes75137102_owe_s
owls76022932_ow_ls
powers113822322powers
rowel84721412rowel_
rowens94515302rowens
rowers94924572rowers
sorels63921162sorels
sowens93613152sowens
sowers94923442sowers
taels56822072t_aels
tawers94118602tawers
teels55726372t_eels
tels46841692t__els
toeas55726422to_eas
toes46956442to_e_s
toiles63923512toiles
toils54527492to_ils
tokens104711562tokens
tokers104818892tokers
tokes95234972toke_s
toles55147132tole_s
tolls54728432to_lls
tolyls9436962tolyls
tomes76037382tome_s
toners64128002toners
tones56048662tone_s
tools55325242to_ols
topees85519702topees
topers85025322topers
topes76941762tope_s
tores55352672tore_s
totals63115162totals
totems86810762totems
toters65026362toters
totes55139682tote_s
towed95134582towe_d
toweled112410222toweled
tower85729202towe_r
towery124012092towery
towhees13277792towhees
towies93521192towies
townees10269782townees
towns86018882tow_ns
tows78545552tow__s
toyers95516332toyers
trowel94211462trowel_
vowel115515012vowel_
vowers124317182vowers
yodels104610072yodels
yokels13488062yokels
yowes114926372yowe_s
yowls115715432yow_ls

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551882.56332208.7
3Display Results88880.0332666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691882.93960799.9
 
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