Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
byway	16	4	753	(None)
byways	17	3	467	1	byways
alway	11	61	1392	2	alway
anyway	15	3	480	2	anyway
away	10	80	2422	2	_away
bawdy	14	75	1328	2	bawdy
bawty	13	56	1410	2	bawty
bay	8	96	6164	2	b__ay
belay	10	50	2152	2	belay
bewray	14	14	773	2	bewray
bray	9	52	3290	2	b_ray
bylaw	13	40	860	2	bylaw
byplay	16	3	419	2	byplay
flyway	18	13	469	2	flyway
keyway	19	4	382	2	keyway
noway	11	11	1284	2	noway
skyway	19	3	334	2	skyway
sway	10	71	2823	2	_sway
way	9	67	5766	2	__way
yay	9	69	4871	2	_y_ay
airway	12	3	769	3	airway
allay	8	56	2039	3	allay
always	12	40	913	3	always
anyways	16	4	442	3	anyways
array	8	63	1714	3	array
assay	8	7	1028	3	assay
awa	6	119	3967	3	_awa_
awny	10	59	1930	3	_awny
awry	10	76	1968	3	_awry
ay	5	117	7389	3	___ay
ayah	10	80	2299	3	ay_ah
ba	4	99	6234	3	b__a_
baa	5	106	5042	3	b__aa
baal	6	70	3311	3	b_aal
baas	6	68	4467	3	b_aas
baba	8	88	2835	3	baba_
babas	9	63	2573	3	babas
baby	11	67	2368	3	b_aby
bad	6	77	6315	3	b__ad
baddy	12	50	1602	3	baddy
badly	11	49	1876	3	badly
baffy	16	55	1192	3	baffy
bag	6	70	5922	3	b__ag
baggy	12	56	1568	3	baggy
bah	8	77	5535	3	b__ah
bal	5	66	6272	3	b__al
balas	7	69	3721	3	balas
baldy	11	55	1893	3	baldy
balky	14	54	1824	3	balky
bally	10	55	3010	3	bally
balmy	12	52	1747	3	balmy
bam	7	85	6014	3	b__am
ban	5	83	6684	3	b__an
banal	7	59	2599	3	banal
bandy	11	48	2418	3	bandy
banty	10	66	2400	3	banty
bap	7	64	5584	3	b__ap
bar	5	80	7055	3	b__ar
barky	14	57	2161	3	barky
barmy	12	52	1876	3	barmy
barny	10	58	2173	3	barny
bas	5	86	8175	3	b__as
basal	7	57	2228	3	basal
bassy	10	129	1710	3	bassy
bat	5	109	8895	3	b__at
batty	10	54	2224	3	batty
bawd	10	55	2084	3	baw_d
bawdry	15	51	646	3	bawdry
bawds	11	61	1549	3	bawds
bawl	9	53	2606	3	baw_l
bawls	10	57	1932	3	bawls
bayman	13	37	1270	3	bayman
bays	9	71	4391	3	b__ays
bazar	16	38	1600	3	bazar
bead	7	59	3792	3	b_ead
beady	11	47	1992	3	beady
beak	10	65	3438	3	b_eak
beaky	14	61	1802	3	beaky
beam	8	69	3923	3	b_eam
beamy	12	62	1857	3	beamy
bean	6	64	4386	3	b_ean
bear	6	68	4464	3	b_ear
beat	6	61	6830	3	b_eat
beau	6	61	3727	3	b_eau
becap	11	43	1505	3	becap
beefy	13	53	1383	3	beefy
beery	10	52	2012	3	beery
began	8	63	1957	3	began
begat	8	66	2972	3	begat
beigy	11	11	1058	3	beigy
belady	12	48	993	3	belady
belays	11	43	1385	3	belays
belly	10	46	2549	3	belly
beltway	15	6	437	3	beltway
bema	8	58	2525	3	bema_
bemas	9	64	2428	3	bemas
benday	12	38	1081	3	benday
bendy	11	50	1725	3	bendy
benny	10	52	1736	3	benny
berry	10	45	2177	3	berry
beta	6	62	3413	3	beta_
betas	7	55	2876	3	betas
betray	11	15	1144	3	betray
bevy	12	71	1522	3	b_evy
bewail	11	8	958	3	bewail
beware	11	3	1371	3	beware
beweary	15	3	622	3	beweary
bewig	11	3	890	3	bewig
bewrap	13	15	705	3	bewrap
bewrays	15	14	511	3	bewrays
bey	8	66	4542	3	b__ey
bialy	10	51	1932	3	bialy
bias	6	47	3816	3	b_ias
biddy	12	46	1269	3	biddy
biffy	16	47	1113	3	biffy
bigamy	14	3	634	3	bigamy
biggy	12	44	1313	3	biggy
bigly	11	48	1475	3	bigly
bikeway	19	4	431	3	bikeway
bilby	12	49	1235	3	bilby
bilgy	11	47	1371	3	bilgy
billy	10	55	2536	3	billy
bima	8	67	2383	3	bima_
bimah	12	70	1327	3	bimah
bimas	9	55	2174	3	bimas
binal	7	53	2382	3	binal
binary	11	3	1222	3	binary
bitsy	10	45	1130	3	bitsy
bitty	10	61	1917	3	bitty
blab	8	66	2913	3	b_lab
blae	6	61	3464	3	b_lae
blah	9	86	2506	3	b_lah
blam	8	61	3170	3	b_lam
blat	6	65	5095	3	b_lat
blaw	9	70	2672	3	b_law
blawn	10	68	1370	3	blawn
blaws	10	56	2046	3	blaws
bleak	11	59	1538	3	bleak
blear	7	59	1868	3	blear
bleary	11	51	1255	3	bleary
bleat	7	57	3700	3	bleat
blimy	12	52	1282	3	blimy
bloat	7	52	2992	3	bloat
blowby	16	46	751	3	blowby
blowsy	14	57	945	3	blowsy
blowy	13	43	1532	3	blowy
blowzy	23	51	667	3	blowzy
bluey	10	48	1705	3	bluey
boa	5	69	5403	3	b_oa_
boar	6	61	3429	3	b_oar
boas	6	61	5083	3	b_oas
boat	6	63	6031	3	b_oat
bobby	11	48	1466	3	bobby
body	10	74	2567	3	b_ody
bogan	8	75	1900	3	bogan
bogey	11	52	2023	3	bogey
boggy	12	61	1607	3	boggy
bogy	10	64	2619	3	b_ogy
bola	6	60	3556	3	bola_
bolar	7	51	2347	3	bolar
bolas	7	47	3376	3	bolas
boney	10	52	2731	3	boney
bonny	10	58	1662	3	bonny
bony	9	67	3208	3	b_ony
booby	12	53	1951	3	booby
boody	11	54	2040	3	boody
boogy	11	45	1832	3	boogy
boomy	12	54	2182	3	boomy
booty	10	61	2591	3	booty
boozy	19	49	1706	3	boozy
bora	6	61	4163	3	bora_
boral	7	58	3170	3	boral
boras	7	59	3830	3	boras
borax	14	59	1872	3	borax
borty	10	55	2283	3	borty
bosky	14	56	1239	3	bosky
bossy	10	55	1597	3	bossy
bota	6	62	3650	3	bota_
botany	11	3	926	3	botany
botas	7	53	2878	3	botas
bothy	13	67	1396	3	bothy
bousy	10	49	1784	3	bousy
bow	8	70	5190	3	bow__
bowed	11	45	3342	3	bowed
bowel	10	56	2120	3	bowel
bower	10	73	2818	3	bower
bowery	14	60	1211	3	bowery
bowl	9	68	2770	3	bow_l
bowls	10	61	2143	3	bowls
bowman	13	12	985	3	bowman
bows	9	62	4286	3	bow_s
bowse	10	54	2063	3	bowse
boxy	16	64	2073	3	b_oxy
boy	8	77	5356	3	b__oy
boyar	10	60	1376	3	boyar
boyla	10	29	1236	3	boyla_
boylas	11	30	1172	3	boylas
bra	5	63	3946	3	b_ra_
brad	7	52	3434	3	b_rad
brae	6	56	3911	3	b_rae
brag	7	52	2972	3	b_rag
braky	14	50	1581	3	braky
bran	6	57	4038	3	b_ran
bras	6	57	4645	3	b_ras
brat	6	60	5554	3	b_rat
braw	9	48	2956	3	b_raw
brawl	10	62	1796	3	brawl
brawly	14	43	1235	3	brawly
brawn	10	60	1856	3	brawn
brawny	14	47	1060	3	brawny
braws	10	64	2519	3	braws
braxy	17	54	1089	3	braxy
brays	10	67	2311	3	b_rays
bread	8	55	2311	3	bread
bready	12	45	1118	3	bready
break	11	53	1940	3	break
bream	9	51	2181	3	bream
briar	7	57	1815	3	briar
briary	11	49	1200	3	briary
briny	10	47	1966	3	briny
broad	8	48	1769	3	broad
brosy	10	61	1538	3	brosy
browny	14	45	1004	3	browny
bryony	14	3	583	3	bryony
bubal	9	42	1821	3	bubal
bubby	11	50	1393	3	bubby
buddy	12	48	1263	3	buddy
buffy	16	50	1337	3	buffy
buggy	12	46	1348	3	buggy
bulgy	11	52	1410	3	bulgy
bulky	14	62	1557	3	bulky
bully	10	51	2481	3	bully
bumpy	14	47	1505	3	bumpy
buna	6	47	3072	3	buna_
bunas	7	51	2657	3	bunas
bunny	10	47	1580	3	bunny
bunya	10	38	1009	3	bunya
buoy	9	59	2178	3	b_uoy
buppy	14	48	1007	3	buppy
bura	6	61	3953	3	bura_
buran	7	52	2530	3	buran
buras	7	47	3629	3	buras
burly	10	49	2283	3	burly
burry	10	52	2156	3	burry
bury	9	56	3359	3	b_ury
busby	12	61	1329	3	busby
bushy	13	54	1668	3	bushy
busty	10	56	2101	3	busty
busy	9	47	2717	3	b_usy
butty	10	40	2011	3	butty
buy	8	64	3654	3	b__uy
bwana	10	3	1024	3	b_wana
by	7	75	2923	3	b___y
bye	8	61	3459	3	by__e
byelaw	14	4	425	3	byelaw
byes	9	52	3053	3	by_es
bylaws	14	41	583	3	bylaws
byname	13	25	636	3	byname
bypass	13	4	504	3	bypass
bypast	13	11	737	3	bypast
bypath	16	4	535	3	bypath
byplays	17	4	310	3	byplays
byre	9	50	2385	3	by_re
byres	10	44	2138	3	byres
byrl	9	57	1601	3	by_rl
byrls	10	57	1123	3	byrls
byroad	12	3	662	3	byroad
bys	8	52	2946	3	by__s
byssal	11	3	499	3	byssal
byssi	10	50	799	3	byssi
bytalk	15	3	347	3	bytalk
byte	9	65	2181	3	by_te
bytes	10	52	1749	3	bytes
byword	15	3	505	3	byword
bywork	18	3	486	3	bywork
byzant	20	9	681	3	byzant
cay	8	71	5598	3	__cay
chay	12	49	2487	3	_chay
clay	9	59	2741	3	_clay
cogway	15	6	618	3	cogway
copay	12	65	1631	3	copay
cowry	13	55	1248	3	cowry
cowy	12	64	2736	3	cow_y
cyan	9	64	1962	3	cy_an
cycad	13	50	727	3	cycad
cycas	12	65	1382	3	cycas
cyma	11	67	1584	3	cyma_
cymae	12	67	1301	3	cymae
cymar	12	57	1126	3	cymar
cymas	12	64	1788	3	cymas
day	7	62	5411	3	__day
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delay	9	48	2063	3	delay
deray	9	50	2418	3	deray
dewan	9	57	1804	3	dewan
dewar	9	58	1773	3	dewar
dewax	16	55	1085	3	dewax
dewy	11	54	1902	3	dew_y
diwan	9	57	1255	3	diwan
dowdy	13	61	1254	3	dowdy
downy	12	57	1455	3	downy
dowry	12	63	1248	3	dowry
dray	8	54	2809	3	_dray
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dykey	16	60	867	3	dykey
embay	12	34	1060	3	embay
essay	8	6	762	3	essay
eyas	7	64	2743	3	ey_as
eyra	7	62	1755	3	eyra_
eyras	8	47	1592	3	eyras
eyry	10	63	1588	3	ey_ry
fawny	14	47	1171	3	fawny
fay	9	74	5486	3	__fay
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flay	10	63	3280	3	_flay
flyaway	19	4	316	3	flyaway
flyways	19	13	385	3	flyways
foray	11	50	2397	3	foray
fray	10	54	2890	3	_fray
gamay	11	64	1911	3	gamay
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gawsy	12	45	909	3	gawsy
gay	7	68	5649	3	__gay
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hyla	10	67	1651	3	hyla_
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inlay	8	52	1432	3	inlay
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jay	13	62	4267	3	__jay
jetway	19	10	527	3	jetway
jowar	15	52	1143	3	jowar
jowly	18	64	1090	3	jowly
kay	10	67	4554	3	__kay
keyways	20	4	337	3	keyways
kyak	10	52	1363	3	ky_ak
kyar	11	69	1684	3	ky_ar
kyat	11	60	2552	3	ky_at
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lay	6	88	6535	3	__lay
layaway	16	4	393	3	layaway
leeway	12	5	588	3	leeway
logway	13	3	591	3	logway
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may	8	87	5763	3	__may
mayday	15	3	588	3	mayday
midway	15	32	715	3	midway
moray	10	54	2379	3	moray
mylar	10	53	1153	3	mylar
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mynas	10	58	1523	3	mynas
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nawab	10	8	1092	3	nawab
nay	6	69	5277	3	__nay
naysay	12	3	497	3	naysay
newly	11	46	1020	3	newly
newsy	11	48	939	3	newsy
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ofay	10	64	1610	3	_ofay
oilway	12	3	574	3	oilway
okay	11	59	1766	3	_okay
onlay	8	42	1294	3	onlay
pawky	17	38	1015	3	pawky
pay	8	84	6118	3	__pay
payday	15	3	661	3	payday
play	9	59	2898	3	_play
pray	9	63	3153	3	_pray
psywar	14	4	332	3	psywar
pya	8	70	2375	3	py_a_
pyas	9	62	2570	3	py_as
pygmy	16	33	422	3	pygmy
pyran	10	5	1447	3	pyran
quay	16	46	1835	3	_quay
rawly	11	51	1583	3	rawly
ray	6	63	6199	3	__ray
relay	8	44	2467	3	relay
repay	10	48	1845	3	repay
resay	8	53	2054	3	resay
rewan	8	56	2366	3	rewan
rewax	15	57	1392	3	rewax
rowan	8	54	1873	3	rowan
rowdy	12	57	1153	3	rowdy
runway	12	10	597	3	runway
rya	6	76	2201	3	ry_a_
ryas	7	72	2461	3	ry_as
satay	8	47	1846	3	satay
say	6	72	6476	3	__say
seaway	12	30	999	3	seaway
sewan	8	59	2129	3	sewan
sewar	8	54	2109	3	sewar
shay	10	71	3334	3	_shay
shwa	10	60	1496	3	shwa_
shwas	11	64	1510	3	shwas
skyways	20	4	322	3	skyways
slay	7	64	3638	3	_slay
sowar	8	58	2134	3	sowar
spay	9	66	3166	3	_spay
splay	10	58	1604	3	splay
spray	10	67	2006	3	spray
stay	7	83	3372	3	_stay
stray	8	85	2557	3	stray
subway	14	4	707	3	subway
swab	9	68	2531	3	_swab
swag	8	75	2673	3	_swag
swam	9	63	2998	3	_swam
swamy	13	67	1440	3	_swamy
swan	7	66	3131	3	_swan
swap	9	59	2543	3	_swap
swat	7	72	4444	3	_swat
sways	11	55	1846	3	_sways
tawny	11	47	1365	3	tawny
today	9	64	1695	3	today
tokay	12	55	1305	3	tokay
towny	11	61	1449	3	towny
towy	10	53	2547	3	tow_y
tray	7	76	3259	3	_tray
twa	6	77	2164	3	_twa_
twae	7	47	1957	3	_twae
twas	7	68	2408	3	_twas
twat	7	58	3151	3	_twat
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typy	12	60	1304	3	ty_py
unlay	8	46	1370	3	unlay
unsay	8	32	1284	3	unsay
unwary	12	3	982	3	unwary
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wad	7	70	5389	3	__wad
wady	11	53	2499	3	__wady
wae	6	75	5695	3	__wae
wag	7	64	5175	3	__wag
waly	10	58	3090	3	__waly
wan	6	67	6194	3	__wan
wany	10	64	3236	3	__wany
wap	8	65	5337	3	__wap
war	6	72	6242	3	__war
wary	10	67	4001	3	__wary
was	6	87	6756	3	__was
wat	6	73	7892	3	__wat
wavy	13	66	2047	3	__wavy
waw	9	70	4638	3	__waw
wax	13	70	4118	3	__wax
waxy	17	59	1820	3	__waxy
waylay	15	3	545	3	waylay
ways	10	77	3795	3	__ways
why	12	69	2001	3	__why
wry	9	65	2470	3	__wry
xylan	15	3	746	3	xylan
ya	5	102	5150	3	_y_a_
yag	7	69	4773	3	_y_ag
yah	9	90	4635	3	_y_ah
yak	10	70	3856	3	_y_ak
yam	8	74	4899	3	_y_am
yap	8	59	4982	3	_y_ap
yar	6	72	5383	3	_y_ar
yaw	9	71	4515	3	_y_aw
yawey	14	45	827	3	yawey
yawl	10	49	1897	3	_yawl
yawn	10	62	1909	3	_yawn
yawp	12	52	1558	3	_yawp
yaws	10	55	3121	3	_yaws
yays	10	57	2891	3	_y_ays
yea	6	64	4575	3	_yea_
yeah	10	67	2541	3	_yeah
yean	7	58	3458	3	_yean
year	7	65	3425	3	_year
yeas	7	86	3842	3	_yeas
yuan	7	61	2001	3	_yuan
ywis	10	53	1310	3	_ywis

Search took 5 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	83667	0.123	1452772.4
2	DLD Change Limit	83667	479	4.016	20833.4
3	Display Results	479	479	0.140	3421.4
	(SQL Overall)	178691	479	4.279	41760.0