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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 “tubeworm” 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.

32 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
tubeworm154421(None) 
tubework1744741tubework
tubeworms1643501tubeworms
beworm1339992__beworm
tapeworm1545102tapeworm
tubeworks1844232tubeworks
tubiform1543732tubiform
beworms1437933__beworms
budworm1545273bu_dworm
caseworm1546163caseworm
cubiform1744013cubiform
cutworm14186353cu_tworm
deworm1249533__deworm
fireworm1646693fireworm
gapeworm1644003gapeworm
grubworm1642473grub_worm
lobworm1445253lob_worm
lugworm1344903lu_gworm
lukewarm1742123lukewarm
lungworm1443853lungworm
muckworm2143173muckworm
tapeworms1644243tapeworms
timework1744803timework
timeworn1344233timeworn
tubenose1094233tubenose
tuber75420683tube__r_
tuberoid1146013tuberoid
tuberose1095323tuberose
tuberous1047493tuberous
tubers85017033tube__rs
webworm1744313web_worm
wireworm1645893wireworm

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162328.25017716.6
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691328.68620572.3
 
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