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
bales	7	62	5008	(None)
ables	7	59	3554	1	ables
ales	4	70	6710	1	_ales
babes	9	58	3411	1	babes
bakes	11	70	3537	1	bakes
balas	7	69	3721	1	balas
balds	8	55	2464	1	balds
bale	6	63	5384	1	bale_
baled	8	54	3644	1	baled
baler	7	56	3527	1	baler
balers	8	56	2693	1	balers
balks	11	49	2629	1	balks
balls	7	62	3641	1	balls
balms	9	57	2392	1	balms
bals	6	63	5404	1	bal_s
banes	7	49	4558	1	banes
bares	7	54	5713	1	bares
bases	7	56	4435	1	bases
bates	7	58	4634	1	bates
biles	7	55	4214	1	biles
boles	7	54	4860	1	boles
dales	6	64	3974	1	dales
gales	6	54	4248	1	gales
hales	8	54	4984	1	hales
kales	9	57	3098	1	kales
males	7	50	4979	1	males
pales	7	57	5380	1	pales
rales	5	49	4749	1	rales
sales	5	60	5559	1	sales
tales	5	54	5137	1	tales
vales	8	54	3426	1	vales
wales	8	61	4283	1	wales
aals	4	99	4114	2	aal_s
abases	8	57	2077	2	abases
abates	8	58	2503	2	abates
abbes	9	67	2352	2	abbes
abeles	8	47	1939	2	abeles
able	6	63	4053	2	able_
abled	8	69	2683	2	abled
abler	7	56	2431	2	abler
ablest	8	47	2183	2	ablest
abyes	10	55	1853	2	abyes
aces	6	76	4509	2	_aces
ages	5	58	4459	2	_ages
alas	4	63	5812	2	_alas
albs	6	86	2857	2	_albs
ale	3	65	7234	2	_ale_
alec	6	64	3006	2	_alec
alecs	7	66	2073	2	_alecs
alee	4	66	5232	2	_alee
alef	7	63	4069	2	_alef
alefs	8	73	1966	2	_alefs
alls	4	67	4092	2	_alls
almes	7	51	2654	2	_almes
alms	6	58	3492	2	_alms
aloes	5	49	3367	2	_aloes
alps	6	55	2924	2	_alps
als	3	66	6302	2	_al_s
alts	4	66	3990	2	_alts
anes	4	52	5593	2	_anes
apes	6	60	4743	2	_apes
ares	4	58	7102	2	_ares
arles	5	67	3574	2	arles
ates	4	50	4792	2	_ates
aves	7	61	4260	2	_aves
awes	7	60	3755	2	_awes
axes	11	73	3785	2	_axes
axles	12	52	1947	2	axles
ayes	7	65	4351	2	_ayes
baaed	8	52	1816	2	baaed
baals	7	61	2270	2	baals
baas	6	68	4467	2	ba_as
baases	8	52	1801	2	baases
babas	9	63	2573	2	babas
babbles	10	44	1632	2	babbles
babe	8	68	3582	2	babe_
babel	9	58	2169	2	babel
babels	10	52	1672	2	babels
babies	10	61	2365	2	babies
babus	9	56	2033	2	babus
baches	13	54	2694	2	baches
backs	13	57	2962	2	backs
bade	7	51	4088	2	bade_
badges	10	39	1736	2	badges
bads	7	70	4886	2	ba_ds
baffles	15	37	1068	2	baffles
baffs	13	47	1805	2	baffs
bagel	8	51	1679	2	bagel
bagels	9	57	1231	2	bagels
bags	7	66	4550	2	ba_gs
bahts	10	56	1780	2	bahts
bailed	9	47	2665	2	bailed
bailee	8	45	2601	2	bailee
bailees	9	39	1438	2	bailees
bailer	8	54	2525	2	bailer
bailers	9	42	2135	2	bailers
bailey	11	50	1567	2	bailey
baileys	12	38	893	2	baileys
bailies	9	41	2020	2	bailies
bails	7	59	3352	2	bails
baits	7	66	3058	2	baits
baizes	17	43	1505	2	baizes
bake	10	56	3751	2	bake_
baked	12	61	3077	2	baked
baker	11	56	2954	2	baker
bakers	12	53	2345	2	bakers
bal	5	66	6272	2	bal__
balases	9	38	1543	2	balases
bald	7	64	3290	2	bal_d
balded	10	54	1751	2	balded
balder	9	53	1886	2	balder
baldest	10	23	1353	2	baldest
baldies	10	53	1770	2	baldies
baldy	11	55	1893	2	baldy
baleen	8	6	1305	2	baleen
baleens	9	3	847	2	baleens
balk	10	51	3222	2	bal_k
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balker	12	45	1916	2	balker
balkers	13	49	1572	2	balkers
balky	14	54	1824	2	balky
ball	6	60	4332	2	bal_l
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ballers	9	44	2101	2	ballers
ballet	8	47	3397	2	ballet
ballets	9	37	1951	2	ballets
ballies	9	37	2574	2	ballies
ballsy	11	50	887	2	ballsy
bally	10	55	3010	2	bally
balm	8	55	3420	2	bal_m
balmy	12	52	1747	2	balmy
balsa	7	79	2041	2	balsa
balsas	8	64	1752	2	balsas
bams	8	70	4445	2	ba_ms
bands	8	52	3342	2	bands
bane	6	52	5042	2	bane_
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bangles	10	36	1741	2	bangles
bangs	8	56	2777	2	bangs
banks	11	55	2790	2	banks
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baps	8	60	4084	2	ba_ps
barbes	10	45	2623	2	barbes
barbs	9	59	2819	2	barbs
bardes	9	50	2693	2	bardes
bards	8	71	3964	2	bards
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barer	7	45	3580	2	barer
barest	8	53	2769	2	barest
barfs	10	48	2600	2	barfs
barges	9	45	2825	2	barges
barks	11	57	3581	2	barks
barless	9	43	1700	2	barless
barley	11	51	1676	2	barley
barleys	12	50	1184	2	barleys
barms	9	61	2846	2	barms
barns	7	63	3514	2	barns
barres	8	44	2754	2	barres
bars	6	65	6409	2	ba_rs
baryes	11	62	1850	2	baryes
bas	5	86	8175	2	ba__s
base	6	48	4702	2	base_
based	8	53	3158	2	based
baser	7	48	2892	2	baser
basest	8	47	2049	2	basest
bashes	11	56	3139	2	bashes
basis	7	54	2986	2	basis
basks	11	56	2176	2	basks
bass	6	61	4678	2	ba_ss
basses	8	54	2830	2	basses
bastes	8	53	3038	2	bastes
basts	7	59	3693	2	basts
bate	6	65	5242	2	bate_
bated	8	59	3553	2	bated
bathes	11	65	2483	2	bathes
baths	10	59	2292	2	baths
bats	6	69	6233	2	ba_ts
battles	9	45	1768	2	battles
batts	7	67	2756	2	batts
baubles	11	36	1186	2	baubles
bauds	8	58	2104	2	bauds
baulks	12	42	937	2	baulks
bawds	11	61	1549	2	bawds
bawled	12	44	1569	2	bawled
bawler	11	43	1505	2	bawler
bawlers	12	44	1273	2	bawlers
bawls	10	57	1932	2	bawls
bayed	11	54	2302	2	bayed
bays	9	71	4391	2	ba_ys
beadles	10	34	1473	2	beadles
beagles	10	32	1212	2	beagles
bees	6	54	5338	2	b_ees
belies	8	46	3105	2	belies
belles	8	53	2599	2	belles
bells	7	64	3216	2	bells
bels	6	61	4249	2	bel_s
belts	7	59	3116	2	belts
benes	7	55	3623	2	benes
bes	5	65	5743	2	b__es
beses	7	58	3072	2	beses
bialies	9	36	1841	2	bialies
bialis	8	36	1716	2	bialis
bialys	11	38	791	2	bialys
biases	8	46	1843	2	biases
bibles	10	46	1764	2	bibles
bices	9	50	2996	2	bices
bides	8	55	3677	2	bides
bikes	11	75	2947	2	bikes
bile	6	61	4718	2	bile_
bilges	9	49	1563	2	bilges
bilks	11	51	1789	2	bilks
bills	7	56	3286	2	bills
bines	7	69	4679	2	bines
birles	8	49	2064	2	birles
bises	7	54	3562	2	bises
bites	7	56	4117	2	bites
bizes	16	59	2366	2	bizes
blabs	9	56	1963	2	blabs
blades	9	52	2125	2	blades
blae	6	61	3464	2	blae_
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blames	10	51	2186	2	blames
blams	9	50	2385	2	blams
blares	8	50	2163	2	blares
blase	7	55	2423	2	blase
blats	7	51	3250	2	blats
blaws	10	56	2046	2	blaws
blazes	17	48	1735	2	blazes
bleb	8	54	2522	2	b_leb
blebs	9	64	1615	2	b_lebs
bled	7	57	2931	2	b_led
bless	7	59	1781	2	b_less
blest	7	64	3172	2	b_lest
blet	6	62	4767	2	b_let
blets	7	53	2494	2	b_lets
blew	9	47	2243	2	b_lew
blues	7	51	2704	2	blues
bodes	8	49	3510	2	bodes
bogles	9	50	2083	2	bogles
bolas	7	47	3376	2	bolas
bolds	8	58	2528	2	bolds
bole	6	64	4869	2	bole_
bolls	7	55	3131	2	bolls
bolos	7	55	3137	2	bolos
bolts	7	62	3211	2	bolts
bolus	7	91	2554	2	bolus
bones	7	64	4653	2	bones
bores	7	64	4825	2	bores
boules	8	49	2597	2	boules
boxes	14	56	2507	2	boxes
braces	10	84	2777	2	braces
braes	7	57	3505	2	braes
brakes	12	49	2312	2	brakes
braless	9	29	1056	2	braless
braves	11	55	2408	2	braves
brazes	17	55	2219	2	brazes
brees	7	56	3255	2	brees
bries	7	49	4215	2	bries
bubales	11	35	1334	2	bubales
bugles	9	48	2244	2	bugles
bulbs	9	60	1693	2	bulbs
bulges	9	59	1932	2	bulges
bulks	11	59	2061	2	bulks
bulls	7	56	2957	2	bulls
buses	7	59	3601	2	buses
butes	7	145	3587	2	butes
butles	8	44	2391	2	butles
byes	9	52	3053	2	b_yes
byres	10	44	2138	2	byres
bytes	10	52	1749	2	bytes
cables	10	45	2755	2	cables
cades	8	54	4073	2	cades
cafes	10	64	2692	2	cafes
cages	8	59	3601	2	cages
cakes	11	60	3767	2	cakes
calces	10	44	2005	2	calces
calesa	8	4	1247	2	calesa
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calls	7	56	3473	2	calls
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takes	9	44	3779	2	takes
talas	5	59	3589	2	talas
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tale	4	61	5416	2	tale_
taler	5	60	3486	2	taler
talers	6	46	2814	2	talers
talks	9	43	2269	2	talks
talls	5	51	3343	2	talls
talus	5	54	2326	2	talus
tames	7	52	4201	2	tames
tapes	7	58	3860	2	tapes
tares	5	74	5656	2	tares
tates	5	54	4498	2	tates
taxes	12	47	3082	2	taxes
teles	5	45	3600	2	teles
tiles	5	55	4210	2	tiles
toles	5	51	4713	2	toles
tules	5	45	3279	2	tules
unbales	9	29	1486	2	unbales
vale	7	49	3734	2	vale_
valet	8	43	3787	2	valet
valets	9	37	1562	2	valets
valse	8	51	1752	2	valse
valses	9	45	1461	2	valses
values	9	43	1494	2	values
valves	12	41	1378	2	valves
vanes	8	51	3097	2	vanes
vases	8	46	2626	2	vases
voles	8	62	3404	2	voles
wades	9	56	3414	2	wades
waes	7	60	4860	2	wa_es
wages	9	53	3093	2	wages
wakes	12	66	3365	2	wakes
wale	7	45	4643	2	wale_
waled	9	43	3099	2	waled
waler	8	42	2926	2	waler
walers	9	48	2446	2	walers
walies	9	53	2452	2	walies
walks	12	62	1850	2	walks
walls	8	55	2938	2	walls
wames	10	64	3280	2	wames
wanes	8	50	4088	2	wanes
wares	8	82	5058	2	wares
waves	11	56	3392	2	waves
waxes	15	58	2550	2	waxes
whales	12	47	1694	2	whales
wiles	8	54	3787	2	wiles
wyles	11	46	1532	2	wyles
yules	8	45	2158	2	yules
zaxes	21	51	1382	2	zaxes

Search took 2 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	53800	0.093	1921408.6
2	DLD Change Limit	53800	542	1.563	34421.0
3	Display Results	542	542	0.140	3871.4
	(SQL Overall)	178691	542	1.796	99493.9