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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fortows” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

34 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
tows7854555(None) 
bows96242861bows
cows97046641cows
dows85941051dows
hows106345601hows
jows146632091jows
lows75843011lows
mows96340831mows
nows75738231nows
pows95537661pows
rows75941751rows
sows75342491sows
stows86622701stows
taws75641591taws
tews76431641tews
tods56141841tods
toes46956441toes
togs57242431togs
toms68343491toms
tons46553051tons
tops66248121tops
tors46157381tors
toss45637971toss
tots46654121tots
tow610557361tow_
town76928701town
towns86018881towns
towy105325471towy
toys78036341toys
trows88826181trows
twos76718021twos
vows106626941vows
wows104633491wows
yows106433121yows

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0602978183.3
2DLD Change Limit13983340.25055932.0
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691340.326548131.9