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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 “yardwork” 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.

53 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
yardwork194451(None) 
yardworks2044481yardworks
artwork1447092_artwork
farmwork2044192farmwork
handwork1946902handwork
warwork1757582war_work
aardvark162315973aardvark
aardwolf1542133aardwolf
ardor64617863_ard_or_
ardors74416873_ard_ors
artworks1546523_artworks
beadwork1846033beadwork
capework1945803capework
careworn1347883careworn
casework1746773casework
daywork1845653da_ywork
earthwork1943693earthwork
earworm1238743ear_worm
farmworks2143843farmworks
firework1847413firework
formwork2044533formwork
hackwork1945113hackwork
hairwork1845073hairwork
handiwork2043013handiwork
handworks2046703handworks
hardcore1446053hardcore
hardware1546283hardware
hardwire1544623hardwire
hardwood16155743hardwood
headwork1945793headwork
lacework1746853lacework
lathwork1845633lathwork
leadwork1645073leadwork
madwort13611363ma_dwort
prework164210913_prework
rackwork1645583rackwork
rework136619793__rework
roadwork1645473roadwork
saltwork1545543saltwork
sandworm1446343sandworm
sandwort12410083sandwort
studwork1643693studwork
taskwork1444033taskwork
warworks1877063war_works
warworn1357353war_worn
waxwork24104883wa_xwork
wirework1846573wirework
woodwork1955933woodwork
yardarm13114533yard_arm
yardbird1542323yardbird
yarder103813973yard_er_
yarders113211593yard_ers
yardwand1642743yardwand

Search took 7 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 Limit146162536.45322650.2
3Display Results53530.0163312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691536.88925938.6
 
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