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
lethal	9	3	980	(None)
lethals	10	3	811	1	lethals
benthal	12	4	795	2	benthal
bethel	11	6	964	2	bethel
ethyl	11	3	651	2	_ethyl
fetal	8	56	2337	2	fet_al
fetial	9	57	1619	2	fetial
leal	4	60	4327	2	le__al
legal	6	57	1594	2	le_gal
lethally	14	4	592	2	lethally
lethe	8	57	1730	2	leth_e
lethean	10	3	709	2	lethean
lethes	9	48	1808	2	lethes
luteal	6	44	1148	2	luteal
metal	7	54	2738	2	met_al
methyl	14	3	640	2	methyl
petal	7	65	2689	2	pet_al
retial	6	47	2499	2	retial
retral	6	44	1974	2	retral
setal	5	64	3090	2	set_al
unlethal	11	4	362	2	unlethal
withal	12	3	893	2	withal
abettal	9	4	607	3	abettal
acetal	8	43	1490	3	acet_al
actual	8	3	1102	3	actual
aecial	8	48	1731	3	aecial
aerial	6	46	2571	3	aerial
aether	9	42	1367	3	aether
alecithal	14	5	209	3	alecithal
anethol	10	4	538	3	anethol
antral	6	57	1941	3	antral
artal	5	55	2547	3	art_al
astral	6	69	1928	3	astral
bathyal	15	4	482	3	bathyal
bechalk	18	4	580	3	bechalk
behalf	14	3	1095	3	be_half
benzal	17	3	964	3	benzal
bertha	11	42	917	3	bertha_
berthas	12	39	876	3	berthas
bestial	9	3	1164	3	bestial
beta	6	62	3413	3	bet_a_
betas	7	55	2876	3	bet_as
betel	7	44	1990	3	bet_el
beth	9	66	2923	3	beth__
bethank	16	6	627	3	bethank
bethels	12	3	853	3	bethels
beths	10	55	1922	3	beth_s
betray	11	15	1144	3	betray
betta	7	49	1684	3	betta_
bettas	8	49	1392	3	bettas
blether	12	45	991	3	blether
canthal	12	4	1005	3	canthal
cecal	9	46	1911	3	ce_cal
cental	8	44	2096	3	cental
central	9	31	1447	3	central
cercal	10	3	1412	3	cercal
cereal	8	3	1583	3	cereal
citral	8	11	1389	3	citral
deal	5	63	4741	3	de__al
decal	8	55	2323	3	de_cal
dedal	7	57	1902	3	de_dal
denial	7	47	2051	3	denial
dental	7	43	1917	3	dental
dermal	9	36	1434	3	dermal
detail	7	45	1643	3	detail
dextral	15	7	700	3	dextral
dhal	8	67	1928	3	__dhal
dotal	6	49	1962	3	dot_al
egal	5	51	1943	3	_e_gal
enhalo	9	8	756	3	_enhalo
enthral	10	34	1093	3	enthral
epha	9	3	1005	3	_epha_
ephah	13	3	706	3	_ephah
ephas	10	3	1154	3	_ephas
equal	14	4	982	3	_equal
estral	6	47	1651	3	estral
eta	3	58	3419	3	_et_a_
etas	4	64	3227	3	_et_as
eth	6	66	3098	3	_eth__
ethane	9	46	1324	3	_ethane
ethanol	10	4	459	3	_ethanol
ether	8	45	1877	3	_ether
ethic	10	15	1122	3	_ethic
ethical	12	3	844	3	_ethical
ethos	8	55	1419	3	_ethos
eths	7	66	1952	3	_eth_s
ethyls	12	3	590	3	_ethyls
etna	4	64	1526	3	_etna_
etnas	5	47	1393	3	_etnas
exhale	16	3	687	3	_exhale
fatal	8	48	1937	3	fat_al
feal	7	139	4042	3	fe__al
fecal	10	51	1921	3	fe_cal
fecial	11	47	1462	3	fecial
feral	8	54	2465	3	fe_ral
ferial	9	46	2125	3	ferial
festal	9	42	1356	3	festal
feta	7	65	2890	3	fet_a_
fetas	8	56	2440	3	fet_as
fetials	10	37	1174	3	fetials
feudal	10	3	768	3	feudal
foetal	9	3	1188	3	foet_al
genial	7	49	1761	3	genial
geta	5	66	2744	3	get_a_
getas	6	54	2148	3	get_as
glottal	8	3	510	3	glottal
gluteal	8	5	424	3	gluteal
gnathal	11	4	435	3	gnathal
heal	7	56	4569	3	he__al
heehaw	15	4	393	3	heehaw
hemal	10	44	1980	3	he_mal
herbal	11	25	1349	3	herbal
heth	10	70	2802	3	heth__
heths	11	63	1778	3	heth_s
hetman	11	25	1060	3	hetman
hyetal	12	3	654	3	hyet_al
hyphal	17	3	641	3	hyphal
ileal	5	61	1808	3	ile__al
inthral	10	24	946	3	inthral
jehad	16	3	768	3	je_had
jetlag	14	3	452	3	jetlag
jetsam	15	11	632	3	jetsam
jetway	19	10	527	3	jetway
ketol	9	54	1400	3	ket_ol
keypal	15	3	489	3	keypal
labial	8	47	1434	3	labial
lacteal	9	6	682	3	lacteal
lahar	8	31	1426	3	l_ahar
laical	8	3	1232	3	laical
larval	9	4	850	3	larval
lateral	7	3	1357	3	lateral
lath	7	66	4038	3	lath__
lathe	8	56	2672	3	lath_e
lathed	10	47	1846	3	lathed
lather	9	51	2436	3	lather
lathes	9	51	2750	3	lathes
lathi	8	54	1720	3	lath_i
lathis	9	55	1617	3	lathis
laths	8	60	2240	3	lath_s
lathy	11	52	1506	3	lath_y
lea	3	76	6018	3	le__a_
lead	5	60	3885	3	le__ad
leaf	7	64	4103	3	le__af
leak	8	62	3371	3	le__ak
lean	4	63	4524	3	le__an
leap	6	60	3268	3	le__ap
lear	4	70	4595	3	le__ar
leas	4	59	5418	3	le__as
leather	10	38	1578	3	leather
lech	9	68	2544	3	lech__
leched	12	37	1600	3	leched
lecher	11	34	1585	3	lecher
leches	11	54	2131	3	leches
lechwe	14	3	511	3	lechwe
leeway	12	5	588	3	leeway
legals	7	34	1273	3	le_gals
legman	9	4	965	3	legman
lehr	7	55	1494	3	le_h_r
lehrs	8	61	1113	3	le_hrs
lehua	8	3	795	3	le_hua
lehuas	9	3	594	3	lehuas
lekvar	13	3	304	3	lekvar
leman	7	56	2260	3	le_man
lemma	9	48	1103	3	lemma_
lemmas	10	34	916	3	lemmas
lentil	6	43	1539	3	lentil
lepta	7	57	1439	3	lepta_
let	3	64	8147	3	let___
letch	10	52	1580	3	let_ch
letched	13	39	1205	3	letched
letches	12	40	1548	3	letches
lethality	15	4	511	3	lethal~~ity~~
lethargy	15	4	220	3	lethargy
lets	4	71	4794	3	let__s
letted	7	41	1854	3	letted
letter	6	37	2258	3	letter
letup	7	37	1216	3	let_up
letups	8	31	768	3	letups
leva	7	70	2071	3	le_va_
level	8	41	1655	3	le_vel
lexical	16	3	736	3	lexical
lienal	6	39	1278	3	lienal
lineal	6	56	1602	3	lineal
litai	5	52	1636	3	lit_ai
litas	5	49	2377	3	lit_as
literal	7	6	1327	3	literal
lithe	8	49	2201	3	lith_e
lithely	13	5	664	3	lithely
lither	9	45	2095	3	lither
lithia	9	3	933	3	lithia
lithias	10	3	882	3	lithias
lithic	11	3	949	3	lithic
litho	8	65	1378	3	lith_o
lithos	9	42	1255	3	lithos
litoral	7	6	1076	3	litoral
local	7	48	2027	3	l_ocal
lochan	11	3	909	3	lochan
lochial	12	5	708	3	lochial
loessal	7	4	439	3	loessal
loral	5	59	2782	3	l_oral
loreal	6	38	1431	3	loreal
lota	4	72	3350	3	lot_a_
lotah	8	53	1585	3	lot_ah
lotahs	9	47	987	3	lotahs
lotas	5	59	2630	3	lot_as
loth	7	61	3213	3	loth__
loyal	8	45	1348	3	l_oyal
lustral	7	33	965	3	lustral
lutea	5	48	1907	3	lutea_
lytta	8	8	806	3	lytta_
lyttae	9	9	471	3	lyttae
lyttas	9	8	507	3	lyttas
meal	6	56	4317	3	me__al
meatal	8	41	1473	3	meatal
medal	8	62	2133	3	me_dal
medial	9	38	1986	3	medial
menial	8	42	2303	3	menial
mensal	8	46	1566	3	mensal
mental	8	45	2160	3	mental
menthol	12	3	673	3	menthol
mescal	10	41	1349	3	mescal
mesial	8	48	1808	3	mesial
meta	6	59	3241	3	met_a_
metals	8	45	2088	3	met_als
meth	9	58	2784	3	meth__
methane	12	32	1179	3	methane
methanol	13	4	464	3	methanol
method	12	3	903	3	method
meths	10	53	2023	3	meth_s
methylal	16	4	427	3	methylal
methyls	15	3	545	3	methyls
metical	11	3	1536	3	metical
metol	7	59	1781	3	met_ol
mezcal	19	36	785	3	mezcal
mitral	8	13	1432	3	mitral
mughal	12	3	627	3	mughal
mutual	8	3	850	3	mutual
natal	5	39	2149	3	nat_al
nether	9	40	1416	3	nether
neural	6	3	1199	3	neural
neutral	7	3	792	3	neutral
nonlethal	12	4	513	3	~~non~~lethal
notal	5	52	2135	3	not_al
nuchal	11	21	887	3	nuchal
octal	7	12	1472	3	oct_al
osteal	6	3	1296	3	osteal
outhaul	10	3	906	3	outhaul
peal	6	86	4810	3	pe__al
pechan	13	5	1154	3	pechan
pedal	8	60	2250	3	pe_dal
penal	7	52	2837	3	pe_nal
penial	8	41	2089	3	penial
petals	8	47	1981	3	pet_als
petnap	10	3	742	3	petnap
petrale	9	3	1262	3	petrale
petrel	8	31	1153	3	petrel
petrol	8	27	1406	3	petrol
petsai	8	3	808	3	petsai
peytral	12	8	750	3	peytral
pleonal	9	3	724	3	pleonal
pleural	9	5	667	3	pleural
plexal	15	3	684	3	ple_xal
quetzal	25	4	301	3	quetzal
ratal	5	50	2511	3	rat_al
real	4	57	5029	3	re__al
recoal	8	41	1797	3	recoal
rectal	8	44	1813	3	rectal
redial	7	49	2311	3	redial
regal	6	50	2379	3	re_gal
regnal	7	48	1293	3	regnal
rehab	10	3	1244	3	re_hab
renal	5	59	2950	3	re_nal
rental	6	39	2202	3	rental
repeal	8	47	1828	3	repeal
reseal	6	48	1964	3	reseal
retag	6	36	1841	3	ret_ag
retail	6	55	2207	3	retail
retax	12	45	1797	3	ret_ax
reteam	8	32	1453	3	reteam
retear	6	31	1548	3	retear
retell	6	38	1364	3	retell
retia	5	53	2611	3	retia_
retinal	7	53	1835	3	retinal
retool	6	39	1448	3	retool
retotal	7	3	984	3	retotal
retrial	7	6	1555	3	retrial
reveal	9	41	1505	3	reveal
ritual	6	3	1062	3	ritual
seal	4	56	5437	3	se__al
sendal	7	33	1499	3	sendal
sepal	7	77	2300	3	se_pal
septal	8	45	1338	3	septal
seral	5	63	3638	3	se_ral
serial	6	46	2586	3	serial
serval	9	39	1341	3	serval
seta	4	56	3731	3	set_a_
setae	5	60	2622	3	set_ae
sexual	13	3	841	3	sexual
spathal	12	3	626	3	spathal
steal	5	61	2547	3	_steal
sublethal	14	4	348	3	~~sub~~lethal
teal	4	55	4650	3	__teal
tectal	8	37	1325	3	tectal
telial	6	58	1536	3	telial
tepal	7	63	1958	3	te_pal
tergal	7	29	1283	3	tergal
tertial	7	3	1386	3	tertial
tetanal	7	3	802	3	tetanal
teth	7	63	2789	3	teth__
tether	9	37	1610	3	tether
teths	8	54	1851	3	teth_s
tetra	5	34	1795	3	tetra_
tetrad	7	36	1205	3	tetrad
tetras	6	30	1762	3	tetras
tetryl	9	3	569	3	tetryl
textual	14	4	460	3	textual
thae	7	68	2556	3	__thae
than	7	61	2877	3	__than
that	7	56	3932	3	__that
thaw	10	75	2131	3	__thaw
total	5	53	2182	3	tot_al
urethan	10	4	547	3	urethan
urethral	11	5	463	3	urethral
veal	7	69	3681	3	ve__al
veinal	9	38	1296	3	veinal
venal	8	55	2321	3	ve_nal
venial	9	42	1828	3	venial
ventral	10	36	1217	3	ventral
verbal	11	25	1366	3	verbal
vernal	9	35	1421	3	vernal
versal	9	30	1375	3	versal
vestal	9	46	1557	3	vestal
vestral	10	41	1101	3	vestral
vital	8	48	1967	3	vit_al
weal	7	58	3868	3	we__al
wether	12	33	1539	3	wether
xenial	13	34	1490	3	xenial
zeal	13	55	3033	3	ze__al
zenithal	20	9	333	3	zenithal
zeta	13	51	2164	3	zet_a_
zetas	14	50	1816	3	zet_as

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	112716	0.376	475242.0
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	341	6.373	17686.5
3	Display Results	341	341	0.110	3100.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	341	6.859	26052.0