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
essay	8	6	762	(None)
assay	8	7	1028	1	assay
essays	9	6	565	1	essays
assai	5	7	1154	2	assai
assays	9	7	790	2	assays
easy	7	62	2449	2	eas_y
embay	12	34	1059	2	embay
ensky	12	3	509	2	ensky
escar	7	40	1199	2	escar
eskar	9	45	745	2	eskar
espy	9	6	937	2	e_spy
ess	3	60	3088	2	ess__
essayed	11	3	401	2	essayed
essayer	10	3	394	2	essayer
esses	5	64	2297	2	esses
estray	9	57	1333	2	estray
messan	8	39	1206	2	messan
messy	10	49	1383	2	mess_y
missay	11	41	1214	2	missay
ossa	4	37	1416	2	ossa_
pessary	12	4	687	2	pessary
resay	8	53	2054	2	resay
say	6	72	6476	2	__say
shay	10	71	3334	2	_shay
slay	7	64	3638	2	_slay
spay	9	66	3166	2	_spay
stay	7	83	3372	2	_stay
sway	10	71	2823	2	_sway
unsay	8	32	1284	2	unsay
allay	8	56	2039	3	allay
alway	11	61	1392	3	alway
ansa	4	59	2777	3	ansa_
ansae	5	57	2097	3	ansae
array	8	63	1714	3	array
asea	4	63	2718	3	asea_
ashy	10	77	1735	3	_ashy
ass	3	78	4406	3	ass__
assail	6	6	1015	3	assail
assais	6	7	1196	3	assais
assayed	11	3	559	3	assayed
assayer	10	3	557	3	assayer
asses	5	56	2928	3	asses
asset	5	59	3226	3	asset
astray	9	56	1554	3	astray
away	10	80	2422	3	_away
ay	5	117	7389	3	___ay
basal	7	57	2228	3	basal
bassly	11	46	1007	3	bassly
bassy	10	129	1710	3	bassy
bay	8	96	6164	3	__bay
belay	10	50	2152	3	belay
benday	12	38	1081	3	benday
betray	11	15	1144	3	betray
bewray	14	14	773	3	bewray
bosky	14	56	1239	3	bosky
bossy	10	55	1597	3	bossy
bray	9	52	3290	3	_bray
busby	12	61	1329	3	busby
bushy	13	54	1668	3	bushy
busty	10	56	2101	3	busty
busy	9	47	2717	3	bus_y
byssal	11	3	499	3	byssal
byway	16	4	753	3	byway
casa	6	56	3086	3	casa_
casas	7	53	2784	3	casas
casky	14	45	1268	3	casky
cay	8	71	5598	3	__cay
cess	6	53	2605	3	cess__
cessed	9	46	1561	3	cessed
cesses	8	42	2136	3	cesses
cesta	7	54	1948	3	cesta_
cestas	8	50	1854	3	cestas
chay	12	49	2487	3	_chay
cissy	10	48	1107	3	cissy
clay	9	59	2741	3	_clay
copay	12	65	1631	3	copay
cosey	10	62	2671	3	cosey
cosy	9	72	3270	3	cos_y
cressy	11	43	911	3	cress_y
cushy	13	44	1232	3	cushy
dashy	12	56	1238	3	dashy
day	7	62	5411	3	__day
decay	11	47	1848	3	decay
deejay	17	3	452	3	deejay
defray	13	3	764	3	defray
delay	9	48	2063	3	delay
deray	9	50	2418	3	deray
descry	12	5	618	3	descry
desman	9	3	1169	3	desman
desoxy	17	4	462	3	desoxy
dishy	12	57	1235	3	dishy
dismay	12	22	947	3	dismay
dossal	7	55	1030	3	dossal
dray	8	54	2809	3	_dray
dressy	10	51	814	3	dress_y
dusky	13	52	1304	3	dusky
dusty	9	60	1832	3	dusty
ear	3	68	6788	3	e__ar
early	8	53	2412	3	early
ease	4	50	4233	3	eas_e
eased	6	54	3040	3	eased
easel	5	45	2111	3	easel
eases	5	60	4161	3	eases
easily	9	3	1302	3	easily
east	4	66	5910	3	eas_t
easts	5	75	3032	3	easts
eat	3	69	8905	3	e__at
eau	3	74	5094	3	e__au
ebony	10	45	1151	3	ebony
eclat	7	5	2360	3	eclat
ecstasy	12	5	260	3	ecstasy
eddy	9	39	1209	3	e_ddy
edgy	9	47	1352	3	e_dgy
edify	12	30	856	3	edify
eds	4	66	3892	3	eds__
eely	7	77	2521	3	e_ely
eery	7	61	2962	3	e_ery
efs	6	68	2960	3	efs__
egad	6	42	1541	3	e_gad
egal	5	51	1943	3	e_gal
eggar	7	45	888	3	eggar
eggy	9	66	1185	3	e_ggy
elan	4	67	3424	3	e_lan
elegy	9	3	930	3	elegy
elmy	9	56	1679	3	e_lmy
els	3	76	4572	3	els__
else	4	59	2308	3	els_e
embar	9	40	1159	3	embar
embays	13	140	832	3	embays
emery	10	48	1433	3	emery
emissary	13	4	346	3	emissary
emmy	11	60	1324	3	e_mmy
empty	12	4	776	3	empty
ems	5	64	3549	3	ems__
enemy	10	5	999	3	enemy
enjoy	15	4	596	3	enjoy
ens	3	72	4592	3	ens__
ensue	5	40	1383	3	ensue
entry	8	24	1426	3	entry
envoy	11	5	671	3	envoy
envy	10	4	1125	3	e_nvy
eosin	5	52	2092	3	eosin
epha	9	3	1005	3	epha_
ephah	13	3	706	3	ephah
ephas	10	3	1154	3	ephas
epoxy	17	46	577	3	epoxy
equal	14	4	982	3	equal
era	3	57	4150	3	e_ra_
eras	4	54	4150	3	e_ras
erase	5	49	2549	3	erase
ers	3	60	4628	3	ers__
ersatz	15	3	665	3	ersatz
erses	5	58	2680	3	erses
erst	4	74	3643	3	ers_t
es	2	90	4822	3	e_s__
escape	10	38	1166	3	escape
escarp	10	44	900	3	escarp
escars	8	39	1313	3	escars
eschar	11	3	652	3	eschar
escot	7	53	2008	3	escot
eses	4	53	3610	3	e_ses
eskars	10	35	759	3	eskars
esker	9	44	1298	3	esker
esne	4	70	1879	3	e_sne
esnes	5	48	1736	3	esnes
espial	8	3	954	3	espial
essayers	11	3	356	3	essay~~ers~~
essaying	12	3	503	3	essay~~ing~~
essayist	11	4	362	3	essay~~ist~~
essoin	6	3	819	3	essoin
estate	6	47	1976	3	estate
ester	5	47	2771	3	ester
estop	7	43	1210	3	estop
estral	6	47	1651	3	estral
estrays	10	52	940	3	estrays
estuary	10	3	468	3	estuary
eta	3	58	3419	3	e_ta_
etas	4	64	3227	3	e_tas
etna	4	64	1526	3	etna_
etnas	5	47	1393	3	etnas
eustacy	12	5	466	3	eustacy
eustasy	10	4	387	3	eustasy
eutaxy	16	4	330	3	eutaxy
every	11	52	1545	3	every
exam	13	25	1462	3	e_xam
expat	14	3	1381	3	expat
eyas	7	64	2743	3	e_yas
eyass	8	44	1078	3	eyass
eyra	7	62	1755	3	eyra_
eyras	8	47	1592	3	eyras
eyry	10	63	1588	3	e_yry
fay	9	74	5486	3	__fay
feisty	12	44	929	3	feisty
fess	7	65	2916	3	fess__
fesse	8	61	1633	3	fess_e
fessed	10	45	1506	3	fessed
fesses	9	48	2025	3	fesses
festal	9	42	1356	3	festal
fishy	14	60	1166	3	fishy
flay	10	63	3280	3	_flay
foray	11	50	2397	3	foray
fossa	8	58	1263	3	fossa_
fossae	9	55	1037	3	fossae
fossas	9	46	1070	3	fossas
fray	10	54	2890	3	_fray
fussy	11	56	1395	3	fussy
fusty	11	50	1651	3	fusty
gamay	11	64	1910	3	gamay
gassy	9	55	1402	3	gassy
gay	7	68	5649	3	__gay
gesso	6	4	960	3	gess_o
gossan	7	4	723	3	gossan
gray	8	53	2989	3	_gray
gushy	12	52	1312	3	gushy
gussy	9	53	1432	3	gussy
gusty	9	51	1957	3	gusty
hasty	11	57	1876	3	hasty
hay	9	73	5877	3	__hay
hearsay	13	3	552	3	hearsay
hessian	10	3	585	3	hessian
heyday	16	3	514	3	heyday
hissy	11	61	1212	3	hissy
hosey	11	61	2702	3	hosey
husky	15	61	1256	3	husky
hussar	9	31	728	3	hussar
hussy	11	68	1276	3	hussy
inlay	8	52	1432	3	inlay
isba	6	13	1087	3	isba_
isbas	7	10	1039	3	isbas
issei	5	6	857	3	issei
issue	5	5	921	3	issue
jay	13	62	4267	3	__jay
jersey	16	3	633	3	jersey
jess	11	60	2203	3	jess__
jessant	14	3	844	3	jessant
jesse	12	60	1283	3	jess_e
jessed	14	41	1230	3	jessed
jesses	13	52	1595	3	jesses
jetsam	15	11	632	3	jetsam
jetway	19	10	527	3	jetway
kay	10	67	4554	3	__kay
kersey	13	3	678	3	kersey
keyway	19	4	382	3	keyway
kissy	12	55	1031	3	kissy
lay	6	88	6535	3	__lay
leeway	12	5	588	3	leeway
less	4	56	3510	3	less__
lessee	6	41	1636	3	lessee
lessen	6	42	1243	3	lessen
lesser	6	35	1485	3	lesser
lesson	6	44	1204	3	lesson
lessor	6	40	1060	3	lessor
loessal	7	4	439	3	loessal
lossy	8	52	1464	3	lossy
lusty	8	54	1757	3	lusty
lyssa	8	3	571	3	lyssa_
lyssas	9	3	544	3	lyssas
masa	6	50	3471	3	masa_
masas	7	56	3041	3	masas
mashy	13	60	1650	3	mashy
massa	7	55	1892	3	massa_
massas	8	51	1646	3	massas
massy	10	45	1896	3	massy
may	8	87	5762	3	__may
measly	11	36	1044	3	measly
mensa	7	53	1866	3	mensa_
mensae	8	41	1404	3	mensae
mensal	8	46	1565	3	mensal
mensas	8	51	1585	3	mensas
mesa	6	70	2548	3	mesa_
mesas	7	68	2320	3	mesas
mescal	10	41	1348	3	mescal
meshy	13	56	1278	3	meshy
mesial	8	48	1808	3	mesial
mesian	8	43	1550	3	mesian
mess	6	59	3243	3	mess__
message	10	3	783	3	message
messans	9	27	1046	3	messans
messed	9	50	1818	3	messed
messes	8	49	2434	3	messes
messiah	12	4	679	3	messiah
messily	12	29	881	3	messily
messman	11	3	728	3	messman
mislay	11	35	1068	3	mislay
missal	8	43	1490	3	missal
missays	12	40	1025	3	missays
missy	10	56	1756	3	missy
misty	10	61	2045	3	misty
moray	10	54	2379	3	moray
mosey	10	59	2287	3	mosey
mossy	10	52	1706	3	mossy
mushy	13	53	1663	3	mushy
musky	14	47	1529	3	musky
mussy	10	41	1764	3	mussy
musty	10	56	2095	3	musty
nasal	5	62	1759	3	nasal
nasty	8	57	1728	3	nasty
nay	6	69	5277	3	__nay
naysay	12	3	497	3	naysay
ness	4	55	2656	3	ness__
nesses	6	47	1832	3	nesses
newsy	11	48	939	3	news_y
nosey	8	56	1988	3	nosey
nosy	7	63	2289	3	nos_y
noway	11	11	1284	3	noway
ofay	10	64	1610	3	_ofay
okay	11	59	1766	3	_okay
onlay	8	42	1294	3	onlay
osar	4	68	2095	3	_osar
ossia	5	37	1040	3	ossia
ossify	12	4	497	3	ossify
ossuary	10	4	394	3	ossuary
outsay	9	26	1187	3	outsay
pasty	10	57	2505	3	pasty
pay	8	84	6118	3	__pay
pesky	14	59	1156	3	pesky
pesty	10	64	2171	3	pesty
petsai	8	3	808	3	petsai
play	9	59	2898	3	_play
posy	9	60	2842	3	pos_y
pray	9	63	3153	3	_pray
pshaw	13	44	751	3	pshaw
psoae	7	44	1162	3	psoae
psoai	7	46	992	3	psoai
psoas	7	50	1298	3	psoas
psst	6	61	1840	3	pss_t
pushy	13	46	1435	3	pushy
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pussy	10	56	1484	3	pussy
quay	16	46	1835	3	_quay
raspy	10	65	1170	3	raspy
ray	6	63	6199	3	__ray
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repay	10	48	1845	3	repay
replay	11	34	1292	3	replay
resat	5	51	3968	3	resat
resaw	8	41	1725	3	resaw
resays	9	37	1415	3	resays
reseal	6	48	1964	3	reseal
reseat	6	41	3149	3	reseat
reseau	6	42	1621	3	reseau
resiny	9	46	1736	3	resiny
resoak	10	3	1109	3	resoak
respray	12	3	650	3	respray
risky	12	63	1152	3	risky
rosary	9	28	1035	3	rosary
rosy	7	60	2487	3	ros_y
rushy	11	54	1481	3	rushy
rusty	8	52	2105	3	rusty
sab	5	65	6320	3	__sab
sac	5	74	5286	3	__sac
sad	4	74	5920	3	__sad
sae	3	83	6518	3	__sae
sag	4	61	6340	3	__sag
sagy	8	53	2708	3	_sagy
sal	3	64	6288	3	__sal
sap	5	64	6323	3	__sap
sash	7	72	3530	3	_sash
sashay	12	3	836	3	sashay
sass	4	50	3562	3	_sass
sassaby	12	4	400	3	sassaby
sassy	8	58	1381	3	sassy
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satay	8	47	1846	3	satay
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saw	6	82	5535	3	__saw
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says	7	59	4210	3	__says
scab	8	59	2671	3	_scab
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scag	7	66	2689	3	_scag
scaly	10	47	1872	3	_scaly
scam	8	59	3235	3	_scam
scan	6	55	3045	3	_scan
scar	6	64	3420	3	_scar
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scat	6	58	4837	3	_scat
scry	9	60	1776	3	_scry
sea	3	61	6129	3	_sea_
seal	4	56	5437	3	_seal
seam	6	66	4597	3	_seam
seamy	10	59	2127	3	seamy
sear	4	73	5384	3	_sear
seas	4	57	5527	3	_seas
seat	4	75	7556	3	_seat
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sedan	6	56	2042	3	sedan
sedgy	10	45	1278	3	sedgy
seedy	9	48	2153	3	seedy
seely	8	45	2263	3	seely
seepy	10	47	1797	3	seepy
seesaw	9	3	597	3	seesaw
selah	8	3	1961	3	selah
senary	9	37	1607	3	senary
sensa	5	41	1747	3	sensa_
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sepoy	10	3	1430	3	sepoy
sera	4	61	4139	3	sera_
serac	7	59	2520	3	serac
serai	5	68	3016	3	serai
seral	5	63	3638	3	seral
serry	8	48	2412	3	serry
sesame	8	3	1101	3	sesame
seta	4	56	3731	3	seta_
setae	5	60	2622	3	setae
setal	5	64	3090	3	setal
sewan	8	59	2129	3	sewan
sewar	8	54	2109	3	sewar
sexy	14	64	1802	3	_sexy
sha	6	98	3778	3	_sha_
shad	8	62	3091	3	_shad
shady	12	54	1651	3	_shady
shag	8	64	3056	3	_shag
shah	10	56	2778	3	_shah
shaky	15	46	1684	3	_shaky
shaly	11	43	2286	3	_shaly
sham	9	64	3635	3	_sham
shat	7	64	5659	3	_shat
shaw	10	81	3255	3	_shaw
shays	11	60	2143	3	_shays
shy	9	67	2819	3	__shy
sial	4	59	3883	3	_sial
sisal	5	42	1773	3	sisal
sissy	8	58	1207	3	sissy
sizy	16	48	1639	3	_sizy
ska	7	69	2586	3	_ska_
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snap	6	57	2703	3	_snap
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soak	8	72	2766	3	_soak
soap	6	58	3113	3	_soap
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soar	4	68	3867	3	_soar
soy	6	78	5145	3	__soy
soya	7	57	2443	3	_soya
spa	5	57	3081	3	_spa_
spacy	12	54	1562	3	_spacy
spae	6	50	3432	3	_spae
spam	8	59	3004	3	_spam
span	6	52	3466	3	_span
spar	6	54	3330	3	_spar
spas	6	70	3672	3	_spas
spat	6	65	4852	3	_spat
spays	10	55	2051	3	_spays
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splay	10	58	1604	3	splay
spray	10	67	2006	3	spray
spry	9	68	1912	3	_spry
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stag	5	73	3200	3	_stag
stagy	9	66	1889	3	_stagy
star	4	80	3776	3	_star
stat	4	73	5269	3	_stat
staw	7	86	2769	3	_staw
stays	8	60	2202	3	_stays
stey	7	62	2441	3	_stey
stray	8	85	2557	3	stray
sty	6	62	2731	3	__sty
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
tasty	8	48	2031	3	tasty
tesla	5	56	1260	3	tesla_
teslas	6	42	1217	3	teslas
testa	5	48	2204	3	testa_
testacy	12	3	596	3	testacy
testae	6	42	1625	3	testae
testy	8	54	1906	3	testy
today	9	64	1695	3	today
tokay	12	55	1305	3	tokay
tray	7	76	3259	3	_tray
tressy	9	44	855	3	tress_y
tsar	4	78	1980	3	_tsar
tushy	11	42	1299	3	tushy
tussah	9	35	623	3	tussah
tussal	6	28	832	3	tussal
tussar	6	36	954	3	tussar
unlay	8	46	1370	3	unlay
unsays	9	39	954	3	unsays
ursa	4	41	1690	3	ursa_
ursae	5	52	1445	3	ursae
usual	5	3	1018	3	usual
usury	8	8	762	3	usury
vasa	7	65	2297	3	vasa_
vasal	8	55	1629	3	vasal
vassal	9	7	924	3	vassal
vasty	11	62	1592	3	vasty
veejay	19	3	370	3	veejay
versal	9	30	1375	3	versal
vessel	9	3	795	3	vessel
vesta	8	66	1830	3	vesta_
vestal	9	46	1557	3	vestal
vestas	9	59	1668	3	vestas
vestry	12	3	862	3	vestry
visa	7	63	2387	3	visa_
visas	8	43	1765	3	visas
washy	14	59	1184	3	washy
waspy	13	54	1099	3	waspy
way	9	67	5766	3	__way
wessand	11	4	483	3	wessand
wispy	13	72	1097	3	wispy
wussy	11	58	1034	3	wussy
yay	9	69	4871	3	__yay
yeasty	12	43	869	3	yeasty
yessed	10	45	1116	3	yessed
yesses	9	36	1581	3	yesses
zesty	17	65	1216	3	zesty

Search took 10 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	0.106	1685764.2
2	DLD Change Limit	83667	528	8.580	9751.4
3	Display Results	528	528	0.280	1885.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	528	8.966	19929.8