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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 “whists” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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92 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
whists12461381(None) 
hists86328371_hists
shists96515111shists
waists97415451waists
whishts16425311whishts
whisks16497351whisks
whist115322951whist_
whits115923821whi_ts
wists86728521w_ists
wrists95415641wrists
agists75713172agists
chests114916262chests
chints115117832chints
chits105424572chi_ts
cists76624532_cists
deists74916432deists
exists134710912exists
feists94915312feists
fists85527542_fists
foists95413982foists
ghosts10489272ghosts
gists66026192_gists
grists74716482grists
heists96814632heists
hests85829932_hests
hilts86924412_hilts
hints87330622_hints
hiss75629212_his_s
hist76551542_hist_
hits75545132_hi_ts
hoists95516022hoists
hosts85526702_hosts
joists134711032joists
kists95822112_kists
lists56628692_lists
maists85817572maists
mists76633902_mists
odists749852odists
schists1248542schists
shifts124412942shifts
shirts94918342shirts
shist84829612shist_
shits84731172shi_ts
theists1039152theists
thirsts1036242thirsts
twists9549752twists
waist86132382waist_
waits88333522wai_ts
wasts87433672w_asts
wests85727002w_ests
whats117718992wh_ats
wheats125013222wheats
whets115019612wh_ets
whids125413982whi_ds
whiffs1835082whiffs
whigs125612642whi_gs
whiles124418012whiles
whilst1239142whilst_
whims134515332whi_ms
whines125120102whines
whins114922332whi_ns
whips134917082whi_ps
whipt135317422whipt_
whirls124710532whirls
whirrs12408592whirrs
whirs115218092whi_rs
whish144512922whis_h
whishes16309442whishes
whisht154510812whisht
whisk154510142whis_k
whisky19455902whisky
whisted144010012whisted
whistle13107532whistle
whistles14108212whistles
whit104834172whi_t_
white114920302whi_te
whites123919882whites
whity145513472whi_ty
whorts125111432whorts
whosis1237172whosis
wilts85023502w_ilts
wises85633192w_ises
wisps105214182w_isps
wiss75630542w_is_s
wist78049292w_ist_
wits76044872w_i_ts
worsts96014332worsts
wrests95313082wrests
wrist84827562wrist_
wristy12509702wristy
writs86624382wri_ts
wursts95211162wursts

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 Limit82551922.45333653.1
3Display Results92920.0303066.7
 (SQL Overall)178691922.82663231.1
 
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