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

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

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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
sylva	11	26	844	(None)
selva	8	30	1427	1	selva
silva	8	27	1402	1	silva
sylvae	12	23	686	1	sylvae
sylvan	12	25	736	1	sylvan
sylvas	12	28	817	1	sylvas
asyla	8	3	933	2	asyl_a
halva	11	54	1443	2	halva
hyla	10	67	1651	2	hyl_a
psylla	11	3	395	2	psylla
saliva	9	31	1074	2	saliva
salpa	7	50	1835	2	salpa
salsa	5	67	1892	2	salsa
salve	8	50	2213	2	salve
salvia	9	33	1075	2	salvia
salvo	8	44	1564	2	salvo
selvas	9	38	1291	2	selvas
shiva	11	59	1500	2	shiva
silvae	9	28	1109	2	silvae
silvan	9	28	1015	2	silvan
silvas	9	29	1218	2	silvas
sola	4	55	4186	2	sol_a
solve	8	56	1894	2	solve
sulfa	8	3	1392	2	sulfa
syli	7	43	1898	2	syl_i
sylis	8	43	1602	2	sylis
sylph	13	4	779	2	sylph
sylvans	13	23	589	2	sylvans
sylvin	12	24	730	2	sylvin
ulva	7	54	1269	2	_ulva
volva	11	39	900	2	volva
vulva	11	44	880	2	vulva
ajiva	15	8	680	3	ajiva
ala	3	124	6360	3	_al_a
alba	6	83	2833	3	_alba
alfa	7	76	2427	3	_alfa
alga	5	79	2760	3	_alga
alma	6	63	3302	3	_alma
asylum	11	4	489	3	asylum
ava	6	101	3932	3	__ava
balsa	7	79	2041	3	balsa
belga	8	3	1323	3	belga
bola	6	60	3556	3	bol_a
boyla	10	29	1236	3	boyl_a
brava	10	64	1479	3	brava
bulla	7	46	2056	3	bulla
bylaw	13	40	860	3	bylaw
calla	7	48	2707	3	calla
calve	10	59	1992	3	calve
cella	7	54	2031	3	cella
cilia	7	30	1676	3	cilia
cola	6	65	4139	3	col_a
colza	16	51	1298	3	colza
culpa	9	36	1096	3	culpa
cylix	17	44	862	3	cylix
cyma	11	67	1584	3	cy_ma
delta	6	61	1777	3	delta
delve	9	60	1826	3	delve
deva	8	57	2098	3	_deva
diva	8	59	2088	3	_diva
dolma	8	62	1417	3	dolma
dulia	6	10	1498	3	dulia
eyra	7	62	1755	3	ey_ra
fava	10	68	2026	3	_fava
fella	8	49	1865	3	fella
fila	7	47	2913	3	fil_a
flea	7	56	2849	3	_flea
folia	8	36	1893	3	folia
gala	5	56	3516	3	gal_a
galea	6	47	2293	3	galea
glia	5	64	2315	3	_glia
guava	9	3	858	3	guava
gyoza	18	3	611	3	gyoza
gyve	11	62	1508	3	gy_ve
halma	10	82	1925	3	halma
halvah	15	49	983	3	halvah
halvas	12	47	1417	3	halvas
halve	11	48	1892	3	halve
helve	11	50	1809	3	helve
hila	7	62	2835	3	hil_a
holla	8	49	1849	3	holla
hula	7	49	2375	3	hul_a
hydra	12	24	922	3	hydra
hyena	11	8	1025	3	hyena
hylas	11	48	1590	3	hylas
hypha	16	3	738	3	hypha
ilea	4	59	3146	3	_ilea
ilia	4	60	2681	3	_ilia
ilka	8	72	1515	3	_ilka
java	14	73	1664	3	_java
kalpa	11	45	1219	3	kalpa
kava	11	58	1970	3	_kava
kiva	11	65	1640	3	_kiva
kola	8	51	2496	3	kol_a
kylix	19	41	632	3	kylix
la	2	192	6163	3	__l_a
larva	8	3	1248	3	larva
lav	6	68	4734	3	__lav
lava	7	67	2542	3	_lava
lea	3	76	6018	3	__lea
leva	7	70	2071	3	_leva
lycea	10	41	894	3	lycea
lycra	10	31	797	3	lycra
lyssa	8	3	571	3	lyssa
lytta	8	8	806	3	lytta
milia	7	27	1956	3	milia
milpa	9	21	1140	3	milpa
mola	6	60	3563	3	mol_a
mulla	7	43	1711	3	mulla
mylar	10	53	1153	3	mylar
myna	9	58	1529	3	my_na
myoma	12	3	927	3	myoma
nala	4	69	3039	3	nal_a
nova	7	65	1895	3	_nova
nyala	8	3	682	3	nyala
nylon	8	29	1051	3	nylon
olea	4	65	3272	3	_olea
olla	4	48	2117	3	_olla
ova	6	68	2379	3	__ova
palea	7	50	2866	3	palea
phyla	13	46	918	3	phyl_a
pilea	7	51	2395	3	pilea
plea	6	68	3060	3	_plea
polka	11	3	1041	3	polka
psyllas	12	4	488	3	psyllas
pula	6	51	2937	3	pul_a
pya	8	70	2375	3	py__a
pylon	10	36	1400	3	pylon
rya	6	76	2201	3	ry__a
sabra	7	53	1785	3	sabra
sacra	7	45	1699	3	sacra
saga	5	53	3117	3	s_aga
saiga	6	47	1793	3	saiga
sal	3	64	6288	3	sal__
salaam	8	7	1101	3	salaam
salad	6	53	2183	3	salad
salal	5	54	2570	3	salal
sale	4	49	5970	3	sal_e
salep	7	70	2295	3	salep
sales	5	60	5559	3	sales
salic	7	34	2471	3	salic
salina	6	42	2112	3	salina
salivas	10	30	960	3	salivas
sall	4	45	4468	3	sal_l
sally	8	51	2971	3	sally
salmi	7	8	1586	3	salmi
salol	5	52	2214	3	salol
salon	5	52	2855	3	salon
salp	6	45	3409	3	sal_p
salpae	8	46	1427	3	salpae
salpas	8	51	1692	3	salpas
salps	7	44	2324	3	salps
sals	4	68	5167	3	sal_s
salsas	6	53	1613	3	salsas
salt	4	57	5852	3	sal_t
salts	5	54	3188	3	salts
salty	8	55	2438	3	salty
salvage	11	3	819	3	salvage
salved	10	39	1642	3	salved
salver	9	46	1775	3	salver
salves	9	42	2176	3	salves
salvias	10	27	993	3	salvias
salvor	9	47	1109	3	salvor
salvos	9	46	1338	3	salvos
samba	9	56	1877	3	samba
sanga	6	60	2379	3	sanga
sauna	5	41	1755	3	sauna
save	7	57	4136	3	s_ave
savvy	14	49	750	3	savvy
scena	7	48	1578	3	scena
schav	13	3	831	3	schav
schwa	13	42	684	3	schwa
scilla	8	3	1094	3	scilla
sclera	8	3	888	3	sclera
scuba	9	42	1159	3	scuba
scuta	7	58	1575	3	scuta
sea	3	61	6129	3	s__ea
sel	3	82	5332	3	sel__
selah	8	3	1961	3	selah
self	7	51	3829	3	sel_f
selfs	8	52	2024	3	selfs
sell	4	58	4061	3	sel_l
selle	5	44	2831	3	selle
sells	5	51	3443	3	sells
sels	4	63	4598	3	sel_s
selvage	11	3	655	3	selvage
selves	9	41	1961	3	selves
senna	5	46	1798	3	senna
sensa	5	41	1747	3	sensa
sepia	7	53	1867	3	sepia
septa	7	55	1808	3	septa
sera	4	61	4139	3	s_era
serval	9	39	1341	3	serval
serve	8	54	2596	3	serve
servo	8	45	1668	3	servo
seta	4	56	3731	3	s_eta
sha	6	98	3778	3	s__ha
shave	11	44	2589	3	shave
shea	7	60	3157	3	s_hea
shelta	9	31	1178	3	shelta
shelve	12	40	1276	3	shelve
shelvy	15	37	786	3	shelvy
shiv	10	57	2116	3	shiv_
shivah	15	48	853	3	shivah
shivas	12	45	1241	3	shivas
shive	11	44	2342	3	shive
shivs	11	50	1880	3	shivs
shlep	10	49	1483	3	shlep
shlub	10	54	1174	3	shlub
shove	11	44	2103	3	shove
shwa	10	60	1496	3	s_hwa
shyly	14	48	1157	3	shyl_y
sieve	8	49	1884	3	sieve
sigla	6	45	1520	3	sigla
sigma	8	45	1382	3	sigma
signa	6	61	1470	3	signa
sika	8	60	2132	3	s_ika
sild	5	50	3058	3	sil_d
silds	6	55	2052	3	silds
silex	12	34	1741	3	silex
silica	8	3	1124	3	silica
silk	8	55	2932	3	sil_k
silks	9	46	2068	3	silks
silky	12	53	1582	3	silky
sill	4	55	4515	3	sil_l
sills	5	51	3598	3	sills
silly	8	45	2761	3	silly
silo	4	60	3791	3	sil_o
silos	5	60	2942	3	silos
silt	4	65	5819	3	sil_t
silts	5	53	3082	3	silts
silty	8	47	2163	3	silty
silvans	10	30	832	3	silvans
silver	9	38	1581	3	silver
silvex	16	33	672	3	silvex
sima	6	47	3078	3	s_ima
sirra	5	44	1632	3	sirra
ska	7	69	2586	3	s__ka
skive	12	46	1411	3	skive
skua	8	61	1315	3	s_kua
skylit	13	3	827	3	skylit
slab	6	71	3376	3	s_lab
slag	5	59	3435	3	s_lag
slam	6	77	3797	3	s_lam
slap	6	64	3404	3	s_lap
slat	4	69	5902	3	s_lat
slave	8	42	2403	3	slave
slaw	7	79	3071	3	s_law
slay	7	64	3638	3	s_lay
sled	5	53	3437	3	s_led
slew	7	62	2823	3	s_lew
slid	5	58	2898	3	s_lid
slim	6	66	3195	3	s_lim
slip	6	70	3173	3	s_lip
slit	4	62	5010	3	s_lit
slob	6	60	2942	3	s_lob
sloe	4	55	3495	3	s_loe
slog	5	67	2827	3	s_log
slop	6	65	3387	3	s_lop
slot	4	60	4982	3	s_lot
slow	7	77	2949	3	s_low
slub	6	54	2803	3	s_lub
slue	4	53	3219	3	s_lue
slug	5	51	2464	3	s_lug
slum	6	54	3051	3	s_lum
slur	4	55	2515	3	s_lur
slut	4	50	4059	3	s_lut
sly	6	62	2856	3	s_l_y
slyer	8	55	1512	3	slyer
slyly	11	48	953	3	slyly
slype	10	51	1236	3	slype
soave	8	42	1905	3	soave
soba	6	49	2792	3	s_oba
soca	6	63	3005	3	s_oca
soda	5	63	2938	3	s_oda
sofa	7	56	2560	3	s_ofa
softa	8	64	1518	3	softa
soja	11	56	1951	3	s_oja
sol	3	72	5662	3	sol__
solan	5	53	2815	3	solan
solar	5	59	2734	3	solar
sold	5	48	3741	3	sol_d
soldan	7	35	1185	3	soldan
soldi	6	57	1719	3	soldi
soldo	6	71	1656	3	soldo
sole	4	60	5367	3	sol_e
soled	6	58	3517	3	soled
solei	5	56	2433	3	solei
soles	5	55	4792	3	soles
soli	4	66	3700	3	sol_i
solid	6	50	2507	3	solid
solo	4	55	3894	3	sol_o
solon	5	50	2613	3	solon
solos	5	48	3079	3	solos
sols	4	54	4816	3	sol_s
solum	7	47	1760	3	solum
solus	5	47	2698	3	solus
solvate	10	27	1021	3	solvate
solved	10	53	1293	3	solved
solver	9	40	1670	3	solver
solves	9	50	1822	3	solves
soma	6	56	3529	3	s_oma
sora	4	57	4691	3	s_ora
sorta	5	71	2541	3	sorta
soya	7	57	2443	3	s_oya
spa	5	57	3081	3	s__pa
spica	9	47	1794	3	spica
spiv	9	59	1779	3	spiv_
spivs	10	51	1424	3	spivs
splat	7	61	2934	3	splat
splay	10	58	1604	3	splay
split	7	57	2901	3	split
sputa	7	46	1296	3	sputa
stave	8	53	2499	3	stave
stela	5	40	1904	3	stela
stella	6	36	1297	3	stella
stoa	4	54	2591	3	s_toa
stoma	7	59	1827	3	stoma
stove	8	52	2025	3	stove
stria	5	57	2320	3	stria
stupa	7	41	1231	3	stupa
stylar	9	35	811	3	stylar
style	8	55	1936	3	styl_e
styled	10	56	1310	3	styled
styler	9	40	1330	3	styler
styles	9	44	1865	3	styles
stylet	9	40	1857	3	stylet
styli	8	39	1117	3	styl_i
stylus	9	39	746	3	stylus
suave	8	35	1987	3	suave
suba	6	49	2660	3	s_uba
sulcal	8	3	1127	3	sulcal
sulci	7	6	1505	3	sulci
suldan	7	26	1104	3	suldan
sulfas	9	3	1156	3	sulfas
sulfo	8	3	1336	3	sulfo
sulk	8	53	2665	3	sul_k
sulks	9	48	1846	3	sulks
sulky	12	47	1536	3	sulky
sully	8	46	2289	3	sully
sulpha	11	3	540	3	sulpha
sultan	6	30	1259	3	sultan
sulu	4	51	2842	3	sul_u
sulus	5	48	2188	3	sulus
summa	9	47	1331	3	summa
sunna	5	50	1606	3	sunna
supra	7	36	1425	3	supra
sura	4	57	4029	3	s_ura
surra	5	55	2134	3	surra
sutra	5	42	1793	3	sutra
sutta	5	40	1533	3	sutta
swive	11	53	1619	3	swive
sybo	9	7	1474	3	sy_bo
syce	9	58	2028	3	sy_ce
sycee	10	50	1862	3	sycee
syces	10	64	1646	3	syces
syke	11	54	2056	3	sy_ke
sykes	12	48	1686	3	sykes
syllabi	12	4	498	3	syllabi
sylphs	14	3	554	3	sylphs
sylphy	17	4	415	3	sylphy
sylvatic	16	4	535	3	sylva~~tic~~
sylvine	13	21	654	3	sylvine
sylvins	13	24	624	3	sylvins
sylvite	13	26	635	3	sylvite
syn	6	70	2412	3	sy__n
sync	9	54	1510	3	sy_nc
synch	13	50	1179	3	synch
syncs	10	46	1017	3	syncs
syne	7	57	2576	3	sy_ne
syngas	10	36	891	3	syngas
synod	9	6	1028	3	synod
synovia	13	4	552	3	synovia
syntax	16	3	430	3	syntax
synth	11	37	1182	3	synth
synura	9	3	598	3	synura
syph	12	54	1327	3	sy_ph
syphs	13	51	945	3	syphs
syren	8	52	1674	3	syren
syrup	10	30	1096	3	syrup
sysop	10	3	719	3	sysop
tala	4	59	3805	3	tal_a
tela	4	55	3297	3	tel_a
telia	5	58	2114	3	telia
tola	4	52	3633	3	tol_a
ulna	4	63	1732	3	_ulna
ulvas	8	45	1150	3	_ulvas
valval	12	39	886	3	valval
valvar	12	38	865	3	valvar
valve	11	45	1593	3	valve
vela	7	57	2554	3	vel_a
villa	8	53	2123	3	villa
viva	10	61	1909	3	_viva
volta	8	52	1562	3	volta
volvas	12	44	799	3	volvas
vulvae	12	43	803	3	vulvae
vulval	12	41	766	3	vulval
vulvar	12	42	796	3	vulvar
vulvas	12	38	884	3	vulvas
walla	8	53	2103	3	walla
wyle	10	55	1938	3	wyl_e
wyled	12	46	1184	3	wyled
wyles	11	46	1532	3	wyles
xylan	15	3	746	3	xylan
xylem	17	3	612	3	xylem
xylol	15	4	613	3	xylol
xylyl	18	4	256	3	xylyl
ya	5	102	5150	3	_y__a
yea	6	64	4575	3	_y_ea
ylem	9	2	1789	3	_ylem
yoga	8	74	1805	3	_yoga
yuca	9	57	1672	3	_yuca
yuga	8	56	1542	3	_yuga

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	0.126	1418182.5
2	DLD Change Limit	83667	413	4.296	19475.6
3	Display Results	413	413	0.110	3754.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	413	4.532	39428.7