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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 “webworms” 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.

52 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
webworms184376(None) 
webworks2044661webworks
webworm1744311webworm_
beworms1437932be_worms
deworms1338032de_worms
eelworms1344562eelworms
lobworms1544482lobworms
waxworms2393672waxworms
webwork1944842webwor_k
bagworms1645213bagworms
beswarms1544323beswarms
beworm1339993be_worm_
budworms1644323budworms
cutworms15184983cutworms
debtors1038533debtor_s
deforms1337803de_forms
deworm1249533de_worm_
earworms1346783earworms
eelworm1245523eelworm_
felworts1445953felworts
grubworms1742333grubworms
keywords1944323keywords
leafworms1753613leafworms
legworks1645373legworks
lobworm1445253lobworm_
lugworms1443893lugworms
mealworms1644443mealworms
networks1546143networks
newborns1343403newborns
performs1547483performs
pinworms15115783pinworms
reblooms1244283reblooms
rebores95319163reb_ores
reforms1239823re_forms
rewarms12439603re_warms
rewords115413983re_words
reworks145113603re_works
ribworts1345093ribworts
tubeworms1643503tubeworms
warworks1877063warworks
waxworks25114723waxworks
waxworm2264573waxworm_
webcams1643073web_cams
webers11310943web_er_s
weblogs1334223weblo_gs
weldors11238003weldor_s
wetwares1445953wetwares
wheatworms2151873wheatworms
whipworms2242733whipworms
wireworms1745033wireworms
woodworms1854623woodworms
worms105320763___worms

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162526.75021653.6
3Display Results52520.0461130.4
 (SQL Overall)178691527.21624763.2
 
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