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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “essays” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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313 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
essays	9	6	565	(None)
assays	9	7	790	1	assays
essay	8	6	762	1	essay_
assais	6	7	1196	2	assais
assay	8	7	1028	2	assay_
embays	13	140	833	2	embays
escars	8	39	1313	2	escars
eskars	10	35	759	2	eskars
essayed	11	3	401	2	essayed
essayer	10	3	394	2	essayer
essayers	11	3	356	2	essayers
essayist	11	4	362	2	essayist
esses	5	64	2297	2	ess_es
estrays	10	52	940	2	estrays
messans	9	27	1046	2	messans
missays	12	40	1025	2	missays
resays	9	37	1415	2	resays
says	7	59	4210	2	__says
shays	11	60	2143	2	_shays
slays	8	57	2368	2	_slays
spays	10	55	2051	2	_spays
stays	8	60	2202	2	_stays
sways	11	55	1846	2	_sways
unsays	9	39	954	2	unsays
allays	9	43	1374	3	allays
always	12	40	913	3	always
arrays	9	53	1168	3	arrays
assai	5	7	1154	3	assa_i
assail	6	6	1015	3	assail
assails	7	6	909	3	assails
assayed	11	3	559	3	assayed
assayer	10	3	557	3	assayer
assayers	11	4	484	3	assayers
asses	5	56	2928	3	ass_es
assess	6	57	1046	3	assess
assets	6	56	1766	3	assets
ays	6	70	5029	3	___ays
bays	9	71	4391	3	__bays
belays	11	43	1385	3	belays
bendays	13	32	751	3	bendays
betrays	12	12	782	3	betrays
bewrays	15	14	511	3	bewrays
brays	10	67	2311	3	_brays
byways	17	3	467	3	byways
casas	7	53	2784	3	casa_s
cays	9	54	3767	3	__cays
cesses	8	42	2136	3	cess_es
cestas	8	50	1854	3	cesta_s
chays	13	53	1974	3	_chays
clays	10	55	2133	3	_clays
copays	13	49	1127	3	copays
coseys	11	52	1581	3	coseys
days	8	76	3713	3	__days
decays	12	46	1291	3	decays
deejays	18	4	343	3	deejays
defrays	14	3	611	3	defrays
delays	10	40	1405	3	delays
derays	10	55	1425	3	derays
desmans	10	3	900	3	desmans
dismays	13	23	743	3	dismays
dossals	8	37	930	3	dossals
drays	9	58	1977	3	_drays
ears	4	63	5659	3	e__ars
easels	6	59	1455	3	easels
eases	5	60	4161	3	eas_es
easies	6	41	2663	3	easies
easts	5	75	3032	3	eas_ts
easy	7	62	2449	3	eas_y_
eats	4	70	5487	3	e__ats
eclats	8	3	1303	3	eclats
ecstasy	12	5	260	3	ecstasy
egads	7	46	1092	3	e_gads
eggars	8	39	897	3	eggars
elans	5	55	2775	3	e_lans
embars	10	38	1288	3	embars
embay	12	34	1060	3	embay_
emmys	12	44	602	3	e_mmys
endways	14	4	444	3	endways
enjoys	16	4	460	3	enjoys
ensky	12	3	509	3	ensky_
ensues	6	33	1381	3	ensues
envoys	12	5	514	3	envoys
eosins	6	44	1916	3	eosins
ephahs	14	3	550	3	ephahs
ephas	10	3	1154	3	epha_s
equals	15	3	870	3	equals
eras	4	54	4150	3	e_ra_s
erases	6	44	2540	3	erases
ersatz	15	3	665	3	ersatz
erses	5	58	2680	3	ers_es
escape	10	38	1166	3	escape
escapes	11	38	1167	3	escapes
escar	7	40	1199	3	esca_r
escarp	10	44	900	3	escarp
escarps	11	39	737	3	escarps
eschars	12	3	718	3	eschars
escots	8	42	1174	3	escots
eses	4	53	3610	3	e_s_es
eskar	9	45	745	3	eska_r
eskers	10	53	1222	3	eskers
esnes	5	48	1736	3	e_snes
espials	9	3	709	3	espials
espies	8	37	1680	3	espies
espy	9	6	937	3	e_spy_
ess	3	60	3088	3	e_s__s
essaying	12	3	503	3	essaying
essayists	12	4	274	3	essay~~ist~~s
essoin	6	3	819	3	essoin
essoins	7	3	760	3	essoins
estate	6	47	1976	3	estate
estates	7	45	2018	3	estates
esters	6	46	2773	3	esters
estops	8	40	1122	3	estops
estray	9	57	1333	3	estray_
estrus	6	19	1211	3	estrus
etas	4	64	3227	3	e_ta_s
etnas	5	47	1393	3	etna_s
eustasy	10	4	387	3	eustasy
exams	14	19	908	3	e_xams
expats	15	3	768	3	expats
eyas	7	64	2743	3	e_ya_s
eyases	9	45	1368	3	eyases
eyass	8	44	1078	3	e_yass
eyras	8	47	1592	3	eyra_s
fays	10	85	3536	3	__fays
fesses	9	48	2025	3	fess_es
flays	11	63	2105	3	_flays
forays	12	48	1300	3	forays
fossas	9	46	1070	3	fossa_s
frays	11	69	2010	3	_frays
gamays	12	63	1091	3	gamays
gays	8	73	3802	3	__gays
gessoes	8	3	829	3	gessoes
gossans	8	3	678	3	gossans
grays	9	56	2133	3	_grays
hays	10	61	3807	3	__hays
hearsays	14	4	451	3	hearsays
hessians	11	4	505	3	hessians
heydays	17	3	414	3	heydays
hoseys	12	46	1401	3	hoseys
hussars	10	32	698	3	hussars
inlays	9	38	987	3	inlays
isbas	7	10	1040	3	isba_s
isseis	6	3	856	3	isseis
issues	6	4	880	3	issues
jays	14	63	2834	3	__jays
jerseys	17	3	324	3	jerseys
jessant	14	3	844	3	jessant
jesses	13	52	1595	3	jess_es
jetsams	16	12	410	3	jetsams
jetways	20	9	405	3	jetways
kays	11	60	3219	3	__kays
kerseys	14	3	399	3	kerseys
keyways	20	4	337	3	keyways
lays	7	60	4325	3	__lays
leeways	13	5	445	3	leeways
lessees	7	35	1024	3	lessees
lessens	7	40	938	3	lessens
lessons	7	38	1102	3	lessons
lessors	7	36	1052	3	lessors
lyssas	9	3	544	3	lyssa_s
masas	7	56	3041	3	masa_s
massas	8	51	1646	3	massa_s
mays	9	69	4003	3	__mays
mensas	8	51	1586	3	mensa_s
mesas	7	68	2320	3	mesa_s
mescals	11	29	1157	3	mescals
message	10	3	783	3	message
messages	11	3	823	3	messages
messan	8	39	1206	3	messa_n
messes	8	49	2434	3	mess_es
messiahs	13	4	396	3	messiahs
messy	10	49	1383	3	mess_y_
mislays	12	34	924	3	mislays
missals	9	39	1443	3	missals
missay	11	41	1214	3	missay_
morays	11	46	1388	3	morays
moseys	11	47	1171	3	moseys
nasals	6	33	1246	3	nasals
nays	7	59	3159	3	__nays
naysays	13	4	412	3	naysays
nesses	6	47	1832	3	ness_es
noways	12	12	773	3	noways
ofays	11	48	892	3	_ofays
okays	12	60	944	3	_okays
onlays	9	39	871	3	onlays
ossa	4	37	1416	3	ossa__
outsays	10	27	1040	3	outsays
pays	9	59	4022	3	__pays
pessary	12	4	687	3	pessary
petsais	9	3	843	3	petsais
plays	10	63	2077	3	_plays
prays	10	50	2243	3	_prays
pshaws	14	43	570	3	pshaws
psoas	7	50	1298	3	psoa_s
quays	17	46	1204	3	_quays
rays	7	76	4235	3	__rays
redbays	13	3	601	3	redbays
relays	9	43	1675	3	relays
repays	11	38	1397	3	repays
replays	12	39	976	3	replays
resaws	9	37	1351	3	resaws
resay	8	53	2054	3	resay_
reseals	7	39	1768	3	reseals
reseats	7	43	1958	3	reseats
reseaus	7	40	1215	3	reseaus
resoaks	11	4	897	3	resoaks
resprays	13	4	471	3	resprays
sabs	6	66	4374	3	__sabs
sacs	6	57	3907	3	__sacs
sags	5	59	4840	3	__sags
sals	4	68	5167	3	__sals
sans	4	51	5336	3	__sans
saps	6	53	4637	3	__saps
sashays	13	3	633	3	sashays
sass	4	50	3562	3	__sass
sassy	8	58	1381	3	_sassy
satays	9	44	1168	3	satays
saws	7	58	3948	3	__saws
say	6	72	6476	3	__say_
sayst	8	53	2200	3	__sayst
scabs	9	48	1864	3	_scabs
scads	8	54	1996	3	_scads
scags	8	55	2097	3	_scags
scams	9	44	2397	3	_scams
scans	7	46	2510	3	_scans
scars	7	54	3353	3	_scars
scats	7	59	3060	3	_scats
seals	5	48	3970	3	_seals
seams	7	57	3166	3	_seams
sears	5	47	4491	3	_sears
seas	4	57	5527	3	_sea_s
seats	5	48	4434	3	_seats
seaways	13	30	751	3	seaways
sedans	7	48	1609	3	sedans
seesaws	10	3	470	3	seesaws
selahs	9	3	1321	3	selahs
sepals	8	52	1738	3	sepals
sepoys	11	3	847	3	sepoys
seracs	8	44	1857	3	seracs
serais	6	43	2613	3	serais
sesame	8	3	1101	3	sesame
sesames	9	3	1074	3	sesames
sewans	9	52	1590	3	sewans
sewars	9	40	1863	3	sewars
shads	9	51	2448	3	_shads
shags	9	51	2386	3	_shags
shahs	11	59	1951	3	_shahs
shams	10	58	2941	3	_shams
shaws	11	62	2626	3	_shaws
shay	10	71	3334	3	_shay_
sials	5	42	2724	3	_sials
sisals	6	30	1357	3	sisals
skags	10	43	1607	3	_skags
skas	8	53	2571	3	_ska_s
skats	9	46	2154	3	_skats
slabs	7	53	2264	3	_slabs
slags	6	65	2590	3	_slags
slams	7	49	2790	3	_slams
slaps	7	60	2571	3	_slaps
slats	5	54	3690	3	_slats
slaws	8	52	2271	3	_slaws
slay	7	64	3638	3	_slay_
snags	6	44	2131	3	_snags
snaps	7	47	1956	3	_snaps
snaws	8	61	1636	3	_snaws
soaks	9	52	2029	3	_soaks
soaps	7	51	2071	3	_soaps
soars	5	47	3251	3	_soars
soyas	8	45	2091	3	_soyas
soys	7	52	3393	3	__soys
spaes	7	60	2997	3	_spaes
spams	9	49	2219	3	_spams
spans	7	45	2873	3	_spans
spars	7	54	3154	3	_spars
spas	6	70	3672	3	_spa_s
spats	7	50	3138	3	_spats
spay	9	66	3166	3	_spay_
splays	11	49	1087	3	splays
sprays	11	59	1364	3	sprays
stabs	7	62	2138	3	_stabs
stags	6	62	2674	3	_stags
stars	5	58	3657	3	_stars
stats	5	59	3336	3	_stats
stay	7	83	3372	3	_stay_
strays	9	64	1793	3	strays
swabs	10	58	1727	3	_swabs
swags	9	49	2125	3	_swags
swans	8	46	2501	3	_swans
swaps	10	48	1920	3	_swaps
swats	8	57	2686	3	_swats
sway	10	71	2823	3	_sway_
teslas	6	42	1217	3	tesla_s
todays	10	45	810	3	todays
tokays	13	39	777	3	tokays
trays	8	56	2343	3	_trays
tsars	5	67	1711	3	_tsars
tussahs	10	33	511	3	tussahs
tussars	7	35	925	3	tussars
unlays	9	38	1049	3	unlays
unsay	8	32	1284	3	unsay_
usuals	6	3	779	3	usuals
vassals	10	5	795	3	vassals
veejays	20	4	231	3	veejays
vessels	10	3	593	3	vessels
vestals	10	46	1233	3	vestals
vestas	9	59	1668	3	vesta_s
visas	8	43	1765	3	visa_s
ways	10	77	3795	3	__ways
wessand	11	4	483	3	wessand
wessands	12	4	368	3	wessands
yays	10	57	2891	3	__yays
yesses	9	36	1581	3	yess_es

Search took 8 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	112716	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	313	6.610	17052.3
3	Display Results	313	313	0.203	1541.9
	(SQL Overall)	178691	313	7.236	24694.7