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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

94 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
bowels11431559(None) 
botels84815801botels
bowel105621201bowel_
bowers115523701bowers
bowls106121431bow_ls
dowels104813341dowels
rowels94515451rowels
towels94314641towels
vowels124410481vowels
babels105216722babels
bagels95712312bagels
bawls105719322baw_ls
bedels94015272bedels
bels66142492b__els
betels84515062betels
bevels113913982bevels
bezels173712282bezels
blowers124313592blowers
boatels93510232boatels
bodes84935102bode_s
bogeys124510912bogeys
bogles95020832bogles
boheas114013212boheas
boils75427192bo_ils
boles75448602bole_s
bolls75531312bo_lls
boners84825432boners
bones76446532bone_s
borals86721912borals
bordels103911972bordels
boreas85421742boreas
borers85122682borers
bores76448252bore_s
botel75121862botel_
boules84925972boules
bowed114533422bowe_d
boweled132810692boweled
bower107328182bowe_r
bowery146012112bowery
bowl96827702bow_l_
bowled125018142bowled
bowleg12369182bowleg
bowlegs13366822bowlegs
bowler114217312bowler
bowlers123715782bowlers
bowless123310312bowless
bows96242862bow__s
bowses115718862bowses
bowyers15438732bowyers
boxers155013482boxers
boxes145625072boxe_s
cowers114625532cowers
cowls106922212cow_ls
dowel95618192dowel_
dowers104523292dowers
embowels15224132embowels
fowls115518892fow_ls
hosels94218612hosels
hotels94515522hotels
hovels125413342hovels
howes114730262howe_s
howls116219222how_ls
jewels16508612jewels
jowls156214522jow_ls
koels94613902ko_els
losels64714592losels
lowers94624922lowers
lowes85732462lowe_s
models94216362models
mohels115011332mohels
morels84820022morels
motels83616902motels
mowers113219402mowers
newels93710822newels
noels56418702no_els
novels95512502novels
owes75137102_owe_s
owls76022932_ow_ls
powers113822322powers
rowel84721412rowel_
rowens94515302rowens
rowers94924572rowers
sorels63921162sorels
sowens93613152sowens
sowers94923442sowers
towel84920522towel_
towers94423672towers
trowels10358362trowels
vowel115515012vowel_
vowers124317182vowers
yodels104610072yodels
yokels13488062yokels
yowes114926372yowe_s
yowls115715432yow_ls

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.733243780.4
2DLD Change Limit82551945.00016510.2
3Display Results94940.0631492.1
 (SQL Overall)178691945.79630830.1
 
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