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

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

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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
howdied	15	29	684	(None)
howdie	13	34	972	1	howdie_
howdies	14	29	1195	1	howdies
bodied	10	38	1458	2	bo_died
dowdier	12	32	857	2	dowdier
dowdies	12	34	1273	2	dowdies
hogtied	12	22	665	2	hogtied
hondled	12	35	1065	2	hondled
hongied	12	30	816	2	hongied
honied	10	48	1839	2	ho_nied
hooded	11	46	1674	2	hood_ed
hoodie	10	51	1613	2	hoodie_
hoodier	11	38	1297	2	hoodier
hoodies	11	34	1983	2	hoodies
horded	11	54	2048	2	hord_ed
howked	17	73	1234	2	how_ked
howled	13	40	1496	2	how_led
rowdier	11	34	859	2	rowdier
rowdies	11	31	1269	2	rowdies
toadied	9	24	801	2	toadied
bandied	11	44	1430	3	bandied
bawdier	13	37	820	3	bawdier
bawdies	13	46	1339	3	bawdies
birdied	11	32	943	3	birdied
bloodied	12	4	597	3	bloodied
boded	9	51	2496	3	bo_d_ed
bodies	9	45	2414	3	bo_dies
bonded	10	47	1995	3	bond_ed
boodies	10	37	2144	3	boodies
boodled	11	34	1093	3	boodled
boogied	11	37	928	3	boogied
bowed	11	45	3342	3	bow__ed
boweled	13	28	1069	3	boweled
bowered	13	31	1304	3	bowered
bowled	12	50	1813	3	bow_led
bowsed	12	57	1597	3	bow_sed
buddied	12	38	800	3	buddied
caddied	12	37	1056	3	caddied
candied	11	38	1602	3	candied
chorded	14	47	1055	3	chord_ed
chowder	16	38	780	3	chowd_er
chowdered	19	4	400	3	chowdered
chowed	15	49	1464	3	chow__ed
chowsed	16	47	860	3	chow_sed
codded	11	45	1530	3	co_dded
coddled	12	34	1057	3	coddled
coded	9	54	3318	3	co_d_ed
coedited	12	3	782	3	coedited
collied	10	33	1667	3	collied
copied	11	46	1856	3	co_pied
corded	10	59	2335	3	cord_ed
cosied	9	48	1988	3	co_sied
cowbind	15	3	661	3	cowbind
cowbird	15	3	443	3	cowbird
cowed	11	56	3784	3	cow__ed
cowered	13	32	1464	3	cowered
cowhide	16	3	613	3	cowhide
cowhided	18	4	374	3	cowhided
cowier	11	36	1616	3	cow_ier
cowled	12	52	1838	3	cow_led
cowpie	13	35	1151	3	cowpie_
cowpies	14	33	1428	3	cowpies
cowrie	11	38	1427	3	cowrie_
cowries	12	42	1801	3	cowries
cowshed	16	3	777	3	cowshed
cozied	18	41	1215	3	co_zied
crowded	14	41	878	3	crowd_ed
crowdie	13	3	590	3	crowdie_
crowdies	14	3	754	3	crowdies
dawdled	13	37	672	3	dawdled
died	6	61	3785	3	___died
dodged	10	75	1468	3	do_dged
dollied	9	38	1114	3	dollied
doodies	9	42	1877	3	doodies
doodled	10	36	946	3	doodled
dowdiest	13	32	895	3	dowdiest
dowdily	15	3	495	3	dowdily
dowed	10	46	3261	3	dow__ed
doweled	12	26	977	3	doweled
dowered	12	28	1155	3	dowered
dowie	9	47	2114	3	dow_ie_
downed	11	53	1478	3	dow_ned
downier	11	29	970	3	downier
dowries	11	44	1398	3	dowries
dowsed	11	50	1501	3	dow_sed
eddied	9	24	832	3	_eddied
folded	11	42	1279	3	fold_ed
fonded	11	57	1704	3	fond_ed
fondled	12	39	942	3	fondled
fondued	12	46	636	3	fondued
foodie	10	44	1384	3	foodie_
foodies	11	34	1675	3	foodies
forded	11	50	2039	3	ford_ed
fordid	11	35	1205	3	fordi_d
fowled	13	39	1409	3	fow_led
giddied	11	25	771	3	giddied
goaded	9	49	1371	3	goad_ed
godded	10	48	1180	3	go_dded
goodie	8	36	1399	3	goodie_
goodies	9	35	1699	3	goodies
gowaned	12	3	576	3	gowaned
gowned	11	44	1013	3	gow_ned
haded	10	52	2762	3	h_ad_ed
handed	11	49	1998	3	hand_ed
handier	11	38	1744	3	handier
handled	12	41	1453	3	handled
hardier	11	47	2154	3	hardier
hardies	11	49	2323	3	hardies
harried	11	38	1553	3	harried
hawed	12	60	2542	3	haw__ed
hawked	17	47	1267	3	haw_ked
hawkie	16	38	1009	3	hawkie_
hawkies	17	33	1124	3	hawkies
headed	11	40	2047	3	head_ed
headier	11	32	1295	3	headier
hedged	12	52	1179	3	h_edged
heeded	11	42	1576	3	heed_ed
herded	11	42	1564	3	herd_ed
herried	11	35	1445	3	herried
hewed	12	56	1943	3	hew__ed
hided	10	52	2244	3	h_id_ed
hied	8	54	3404	3	h___ied
hinnied	11	34	810	3	hinnied
hoagie	10	23	1000	3	hoagie_
hoagies	11	28	1199	3	hoagies
hoarded	12	36	834	3	hoarded
hoarier	10	42	1174	3	hoarier
hoaxed	17	37	887	3	ho_axed
hobbed	14	41	1430	3	ho_bbed
hobbies	14	38	1334	3	hobbies
hobbled	15	33	1078	3	hobbled
hoboed	12	45	1168	3	ho_boed
hocked	16	55	2130	3	ho_cked
hocused	13	16	701	3	hocused
hodad	10	3	1135	3	ho_d_ad
hodden	11	38	1145	3	ho_dden
hoddin	11	36	993	3	hoddi_n
hoddins	12	28	937	3	hoddins
hoed	8	78	3798	3	ho___ed
hogged	12	58	1777	3	ho_gged
hogtie	10	27	1176	3	hogtie_
hogties	11	28	1399	3	hogties
hogweed	15	3	444	3	hogweed
hoicked	17	3	596	3	hoicked
hoiden	10	36	1233	3	hoid_en
hoidened	13	3	565	3	hoidened
hoised	10	51	1743	3	ho_ised
hoisted	11	34	1129	3	hoisted
hoked	13	53	2699	3	ho__ked
hokier	13	42	1403	3	ho_kier
holden	10	41	1395	3	hold_en
holder	10	46	1965	3	hold_er
holding	12	35	1428	3	holding
holed	9	56	3413	3	ho__led
holier	9	49	2162	3	ho_lier
holies	9	46	3003	3	ho_lies
holked	14	49	1366	3	ho_lked
hollaed	11	35	985	3	hollaed
hollies	10	34	2081	3	hollies
holloed	11	38	1275	3	holloed
homaged	14	9	741	3	homaged
homed	11	54	2542	3	ho__med
homered	13	32	1271	3	homered
homie	10	46	2252	3	ho_mie_
homier	11	64	1699	3	ho_mier
homies	11	45	2472	3	ho_mies
hondle	10	39	1452	3	hondle_
hondles	11	36	1452	3	hondles
honed	9	53	3226	3	ho__ned
honeyed	14	3	777	3	honeyed
hongies	11	27	1647	3	hongies
honked	14	45	1791	3	ho_nked
honkie	13	30	1166	3	honkie_
honkies	14	30	1514	3	honkies
honored	11	3	1012	3	honored
hoodiest	12	24	1317	3	hoodiest
hooding	12	38	1520	3	hooding
hoodooed	13	4	496	3	hoodooed
hoofed	13	46	1489	3	ho_ofed
hooked	14	53	2055	3	ho_oked
hookier	14	38	1167	3	hookier
hookies	14	40	1744	3	hookies
hoolie	9	32	1777	3	hoolie_
hooped	12	55	1818	3	ho_oped
hooted	10	44	2265	3	ho_oted
hootier	10	49	1534	3	hootier
hooved	13	47	1312	3	ho_oved
hoped	11	56	2818	3	ho__ped
hopped	14	43	1811	3	ho_pped
hoppier	14	31	1070	3	hoppier
hoppled	15	33	808	3	hoppled
horde	9	46	2305	3	hord_e_
hordein	11	3	875	3	hordein
hordes	10	49	2163	3	hord_es
hording	12	35	1705	3	hording
horned	10	57	1870	3	ho_rned
hornier	10	30	1245	3	hornier
horrid	10	3	1155	3	horri_d
horsed	10	53	2108	3	ho_rsed
horsier	10	30	1324	3	horsier
hosed	9	58	3098	3	ho__sed
hoseyed	14	3	695	3	hoseyed
hosier	9	42	1961	3	ho_sier
hosted	10	50	2034	3	ho_sted
hotbed	12	33	1067	3	ho_tbed
hotched	16	36	1092	3	hotched
hotted	10	43	1993	3	ho_tted
hottie	9	25	1436	3	hottie_
hotties	10	30	1695	3	hotties
hounded	12	33	1103	3	hounded
housed	10	56	2410	3	ho_used
hoveled	14	20	929	3	hoveled
hovered	14	34	1157	3	hovered
howbeit	15	4	566	3	howbeit
howdah	16	3	472	3	howd_ah
howdahs	17	3	361	3	howdahs
howdy	15	57	1141	3	howd__y
howdying	19	3	371	3	howdying
howe	10	67	3410	3	how__e_
howes	11	47	3026	3	how__es
however	16	3	451	3	however
howking	18	36	1031	3	howking
howler	12	35	1431	3	how_ler
howlet	12	35	1834	3	how_let
howling	14	34	1316	3	howling
hoyden	13	32	893	3	hoyd_en
hoydened	16	4	464	3	hoydened
huddled	13	34	978	3	huddled
hundred	12	3	714	3	hundred
hurdies	11	40	1566	3	hurdies
hurdled	12	37	983	3	hurdled
hurried	11	35	1104	3	hurried
iodid	7	43	1552	3	io_di_d
iodide	8	48	1292	3	io_dide
iodised	9	32	924	3	io_dised
iodized	18	96	916	3	io_dized
jollied	15	34	927	3	jollied
jowed	16	47	2442	3	jow__ed
jowled	17	42	1079	3	jow_led
jowlier	17	32	756	3	jowlier
loaded	8	46	1687	3	load_ed
lobbied	12	33	717	3	lobbied
lodged	9	138	1570	3	lo_dged
loided	8	34	1402	3	loid_ed
lorded	8	49	1673	3	lord_ed
lowbred	13	22	536	3	lowbred
lowed	9	52	3390	3	low__ed
lowered	11	27	1191	3	lowered
lowlier	10	33	890	3	lowlier
molded	10	44	1408	3	mold_ed
moldier	10	31	1003	3	moldier
monied	9	43	1946	3	mo_nied
moodier	10	32	1220	3	moodier
mowed	11	36	2901	3	mow__ed
muddied	12	33	921	3	muddied
nodded	9	40	1212	3	no_dded
noddies	9	35	1204	3	noddies
noddled	10	35	856	3	noddled
noodged	10	29	592	3	noodged
noodled	9	33	992	3	noodled
oldie	6	4	1547	3	_oldie_
oldies	7	3	1442	3	_oldies
owed	8	68	3387	3	_ow__ed
owned	9	51	1323	3	_ow_ned
pandied	11	39	1344	3	pandied
phonied	13	37	1056	3	pho_nied
podded	11	50	1271	3	po_dded
ponded	10	52	1877	3	pond_ed
ponied	9	49	2070	3	po_nied
poppied	11	38	898	3	poppied
powder	12	36	1190	3	powd_er
powdered	15	25	689	3	powdered
powered	13	29	1164	3	powered
readied	9	33	1662	3	readied
roadbed	11	3	479	3	roadbed
roadie	7	28	1380	3	roadie_
roadies	8	33	1743	3	roadies
rodded	9	37	1370	3	ro_dded
rowdiest	12	25	921	3	rowdiest
rowdily	14	3	608	3	rowdily
rowed	9	40	3432	3	row__ed
roweled	11	26	986	3	roweled
shoddier	13	3	420	3	shoddier
shoddies	13	3	604	3	shoddies
showed	13	50	1696	3	show__ed
showered	15	3	701	3	showered
showier	13	3	909	3	show_ier
sodded	9	41	1330	3	so_dded
soddies	9	23	1285	3	soddies
soldier	8	28	1215	3	soldier
sordid	8	34	1115	3	sordi_d
sortied	8	33	1409	3	sortied
sowed	9	49	3386	3	sow__ed
studied	9	26	869	3	studied
tidied	8	36	1327	3	_tidied
toadies	8	29	1485	3	toadies
toddies	9	30	1199	3	toddies
toddled	10	32	882	3	toddled
todies	7	42	2355	3	to_dies
towed	9	51	3458	3	tow__ed
toweled	11	24	1022	3	toweled
towered	11	29	1140	3	towered
towie	8	58	2187	3	tow_ie_
towies	9	35	2119	3	tow_ies
townie	9	33	1230	3	townie_
townies	10	31	1362	3	townies
voided	11	40	1113	3	void_ed
vowed	12	44	2457	3	vow__ed
waddied	13	35	856	3	waddied
woaded	11	52	1160	3	woad_ed
wooded	11	42	1368	3	wood_ed
woodie	10	35	1361	3	woodie_
woodier	11	39	1206	3	woodier
woodies	11	35	1715	3	woodies
worded	11	43	1662	3	word_ed
wordier	11	25	1120	3	wordier
worried	11	30	869	3	worried
wowed	12	40	2377	3	wow__ed
wried	9	55	1856	3	__wried
yodled	11	38	964	3	yo_dled
yowed	12	530	2518	3	yow__ed
yowie	11	46	1645	3	yow_ie_
yowies	12	39	1373	3	yow_ies
yowled	13	38	1108	3	yow_led
zowie	17	43	1384	3	zow_ie_

Search took 7 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	134027	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	134027	325	6.093	21996.9
3	Display Results	325	325	0.110	2954.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	325	6.359	28100.5