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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 “wistful” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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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
wistful136571(None) 
fistful1365901fistful
kistful1465301kistful
wishful1664501wishful
dishful1455432dishful
fistfuls1454562fistfuls
fitful1256332fi_tful
jestful1745332jestful
kistfuls1553832kistfuls
lustful1045282lustful
moistful1343852moistful
restful1038622restful
tristful1144932tristful
wasteful14104932wasteful
wilful1235962wi_lful
willful1344532willful
wistfully1844212wistfully
zestful1945242zestful
aidful1057073ai_dful
aimful1166703ai_mful
artful968273_artful
bashful1556553bashful
blissful1342543blissful
boastful1344853boastful
boatful1236283boatful
chestful1644243chestful
cistus84611343cist_us
direful1156613direful
dishfuls1554313dishfuls
distal73615773dist_al
distil73616433dist_il
distill83011323distill
easeful1037293easeful
factful1536373factful
feastful1444923feastful
fistula1045503fist_ula
fretful1346143fretful
ghastful1543303ghastful
hasteful14105253hasteful
hatful12108743_hatful
hatsful13106193hatsful
hurtful1344853hurtful
hushful1644333hushful
ireful948713_ireful
lifeful1344613lifeful
lightful1544163lightful
listel64214743list_el
mindful1344613mindful
mirthful1642863mirthful
misteuk1335893misteuk
mistral91013643mistral
museful1245893museful
pipeful1445643pipeful
pistil83915073pist_il
pistol83313333pist_ol
pistou83211843pistou_
pistous92714383pistous
pitiful1245863pitiful
potful1138083_potful
poutful1236743poutful
pushful1544493pushful
rightful1544233rightful
sinful938803si_nful
sistrum946563sistrum
tactful1236163tactful
tasteful11115223tasteful
tinful938043ti_nful
trustful1144373trustful
useful947013_useful
vatful12107083_vatful
waeful1238123w_aeful
wailful1344953wailful
wakeful1735613wakeful
wameful1535673wameful
wastrel1037553wastrel
wiseguy1442353wiseguy
wishfully2143443wishfully
wist78049293wist___
wisted104120273wist_ed
wisting113519743wisting
wists86728523wist__s
withal1238933wi_thal
wittol935923wi_ttol
woeful1236363w_oeful
woful1158173w__oful
worthful1743463worthful
wrathful1743613wrathful
wrothful1742813wrothful

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027886.81319672.2
3Display Results88880.0302933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691887.24924650.4
 
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