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

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

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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
fay	9	74	5486	(None)
ay	5	117	7389	1	_ay
bay	8	96	6164	1	bay
cay	8	71	5598	1	cay
day	7	62	5411	1	day
fa	5	101	4845	1	fa_
fab	8	74	5313	1	fab
fad	7	74	5241	1	fad
fag	7	68	5236	1	fag
fan	6	71	5886	1	fan
far	6	77	6260	1	far
fas	6	82	6293	1	fas
fat	6	81	7808	1	fat
fax	13	81	4331	1	fax
fays	10	85	3536	1	fays
fey	9	59	4088	1	fey
flay	10	63	3280	1	flay
fly	9	71	2495	1	fly
foy	9	60	4426	1	foy
fray	10	54	2890	1	fray
fry	9	62	2650	1	fry
gay	7	68	5649	1	gay
hay	9	73	5877	1	hay
jay	13	62	4267	1	jay
kay	10	67	4554	1	kay
lay	6	88	6535	1	lay
may	8	87	5763	1	may
nay	6	69	5277	1	nay
ofay	10	64	1610	1	ofay
pay	8	84	6118	1	pay
ray	6	63	6199	1	ray
say	6	72	6476	1	say
way	9	67	5766	1	way
yay	9	69	4871	1	yay
aa	2	191	7995	2	_aa
aah	6	162	5296	2	aah
aal	3	90	5867	2	aal
aas	3	109	7539	2	aas
ab	4	106	7476	2	_ab
aby	8	102	3806	2	aby
ad	3	119	7503	2	_ad
ae	2	125	9029	2	_ae
afar	7	67	2078	2	afar
aff	9	55	3761	2	aff
aft	6	68	4901	2	aft
ag	3	110	6746	2	_ag
ah	5	138	6879	2	_ah
ai	2	112	8839	2	_ai
al	2	106	7404	2	_al
am	4	118	7556	2	_am
an	2	118	7908	2	_an
any	6	84	4049	2	any
ar	2	113	7938	2	_ar
as	2	110	8307	2	_as
at	2	123	9340	2	_at
aw	5	125	6340	2	_aw
away	10	80	2422	2	away
ax	9	110	5778	2	_ax
aye	6	71	5176	2	_aye
ays	6	70	5029	2	_ays
ba	4	99	6234	2	ba_
baa	5	106	5042	2	baa
baby	11	67	2368	2	baby
bad	6	77	6315	2	bad
bag	6	70	5922	2	bag
bah	8	77	5535	2	bah
bal	5	66	6272	2	bal
bam	7	85	6014	2	bam
ban	5	83	6684	2	ban
bap	7	64	5584	2	bap
bar	5	80	7055	2	bar
bas	5	86	8175	2	bas
bat	5	109	8895	2	bat
bays	9	71	4391	2	bays
bey	8	66	4542	2	bey
boy	8	77	5356	2	boy
bray	9	52	3290	2	bray
buy	8	64	3654	2	buy
by	7	75	2923	2	_by
cab	7	83	5540	2	cab
cad	6	74	5636	2	cad
cagy	10	63	2199	2	cagy
caky	13	62	2244	2	caky
cam	7	80	5898	2	cam
can	5	77	6014	2	can
cap	7	67	5898	2	cap
car	5	91	6556	2	car
cat	5	82	8234	2	cat
cavy	12	59	2000	2	cavy
caw	8	66	4793	2	caw
cays	9	54	3767	2	cays
chay	12	49	2487	2	chay
clay	9	59	2741	2	clay
coy	8	105	5755	2	coy
cry	8	97	2624	2	cry
dab	6	74	5556	2	dab
dad	5	84	5616	2	dad
dag	5	77	5301	2	dag
dah	7	81	4898	2	dah
dak	8	63	4069	2	dak
dal	4	75	5495	2	dal
dam	6	74	5704	2	dam
dan	4	68	5967	2	dan
dap	6	66	5245	2	dap
davy	11	60	1552	2	davy
daw	7	71	4836	2	daw
days	8	76	3713	2	days
dey	7	72	4337	2	dey
dray	8	54	2809	2	dray
dry	7	65	2603	2	dry
ear	3	68	6788	2	ear
easy	7	62	2449	2	easy
eat	3	69	8905	2	eat
eau	3	74	5094	2	eau
fabs	9	86	3586	2	fabs
face	9	61	4012	2	face
fact	9	71	4254	2	fact
faddy	13	55	1162	2	faddy
fade	8	57	3634	2	fade
fado	8	72	2646	2	fado
fads	8	69	3987	2	fads
faery	11	60	1548	2	faery
faggy	13	65	1437	2	faggy
fags	8	69	3912	2	fags
fail	7	48	4024	2	fail
fain	7	58	4056	2	fain
fair	7	63	3252	2	fair
fairy	11	53	1828	2	fairy
fake	11	55	3494	2	fake
fakey	15	55	1542	2	fakey
fall	7	55	3531	2	fall
falx	14	71	2078	2	falx
fame	9	56	3939	2	fame
fancy	13	46	1548	2	fancy
fane	7	53	4357	2	fane
fang	8	54	3255	2	fang
fanny	11	48	1604	2	fanny
fano	7	58	3169	2	fano
fans	7	62	4737	2	fans
farcy	13	52	1709	2	farcy
fard	8	56	3906	2	fard
fare	7	63	5446	2	fare
farl	7	63	3855	2	farl
farm	9	59	3453	2	farm
faro	7	61	3692	2	faro
fart	7	68	6056	2	fart
fash	10	72	3229	2	fash
fast	7	70	5231	2	fast
fate	7	54	4428	2	fate
fatly	11	57	1680	2	fatly
fats	7	62	5250	2	fats
fatty	11	51	1741	2	fatty
faun	7	62	2662	2	faun
faux	14	65	1907	2	faux
fava	10	68	2026	2	fava
fave	10	55	3296	2	fave
fawn	10	53	2195	2	fawn
fawny	14	47	1171	2	fawny
fayed	12	64	2215	2	fayed
faze	16	56	3004	2	faze
fe	5	79	4474	2	f_e
feal	7	139	4042	2	feal
fear	7	53	3779	2	fear
feat	7	64	5822	2	feat
fed	7	65	4835	2	fed
fee	6	68	6201	2	fee
feh	9	61	3609	2	feh
fem	8	60	4073	2	fem
fen	6	68	5135	2	fen
fer	6	66	4612	2	fer
fes	6	65	5167	2	fes
fet	6	64	7163	2	fet
feu	6	78	4366	2	feu
few	9	54	3696	2	few
fez	15	62	3682	2	fez
fiar	7	64	2733	2	fiar
fiat	7	66	4664	2	fiat
fib	8	63	4427	2	fib
fid	7	68	4769	2	fid
fie	6	71	5244	2	fie
fig	7	62	4283	2	fig
fil	6	54	4714	2	fil
fin	6	64	5803	2	fin
fir	6	67	4489	2	fir
fit	6	63	6545	2	fit
fix	13	62	3610	2	fix
fiz	15	62	3876	2	fiz
flab	9	66	2835	2	flab
flag	8	74	2708	2	flag
flak	11	60	2617	2	flak
flaky	15	57	1558	2	flaky
flam	9	63	3329	2	flam
flamy	13	52	1747	2	flamy
flan	7	61	3418	2	flan
flap	9	61	2870	2	flap
flat	7	71	4782	2	flat
flaw	10	63	2664	2	flaw
flawy	14	59	1338	2	flawy
flax	14	73	2563	2	flax
flaxy	18	90	1229	2	flaxy
flays	11	63	2105	2	flays
fley	10	66	2685	2	fley
flu	6	65	3021	2	flu
foal	7	66	3092	2	foal
foam	9	71	2717	2	foam
foamy	13	53	1320	2	foamy
fob	8	67	4833	2	fob
foe	6	63	5081	2	foe
fog	7	69	4556	2	fog
fogy	11	59	2318	2	fogy
foh	9	81	3589	2	foh
fon	6	63	5227	2	fon
fop	8	67	4370	2	fop
for	6	69	5207	2	for
foray	11	50	2397	2	foray
fou	6	67	4378	2	fou
fox	13	67	3786	2	fox
foxy	17	65	1775	2	foxy
foys	10	56	2829	2	foys
fozy	19	70	1716	2	fozy
frae	7	53	3047	2	frae
frag	8	51	2627	2	frag
frap	9	59	2581	2	frap
frat	7	56	4854	2	frat
frays	11	69	2010	2	frays
fro	6	55	3064	2	fro
fub	8	63	3739	2	fub
fud	7	63	3515	2	fud
fug	7	62	3451	2	fug
fumy	12	71	1858	2	fumy
fun	6	68	4114	2	fun
fur	6	66	3732	2	fur
fury	10	77	2797	2	fury
gab	6	71	5599	2	gab
gaby	10	71	2319	2	gaby
gad	5	75	5665	2	gad
gae	4	64	5770	2	gae
gag	5	77	5363	2	gag
gal	4	60	5551	2	gal
gam	6	70	6006	2	gam
gamy	10	54	2753	2	gamy
gan	4	80	6013	2	gan
gap	6	70	5561	2	gap
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gar	4	72	5990	2	gar
gas	4	88	7025	2	gas
gat	4	68	8051	2	gat
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goy	7	78	4455	2	goy
gray	8	53	2989	2	gray
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has	6	73	7265	2	has
hat	6	72	8996	2	hat
haw	9	71	5327	2	haw
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icy	8	63	2212	2	icy
iffy	13	53	1228	2	iffy
ivy	9	63	1744	2	ivy
jab	12	84	4411	2	jab
jag	11	65	4271	2	jag
jam	12	69	4252	2	jam
jar	10	76	4615	2	jar
jaw	13	62	3768	2	jaw
jays	14	63	2834	2	jays
joy	13	70	3636	2	joy
ka	6	91	4508	2	ka_
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kaf	10	68	4551	2	kaf
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kat	7	74	6829	2	kat
kayo	11	64	1755	2	kayo
kays	11	60	3219	2	kays
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la	2	192	6163	2	la_
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lac	5	101	5582	2	lac
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lap	5	85	6527	2	lap
lar	3	79	6753	2	lar
las	3	72	8147	2	las
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map	7	72	5512	2	map
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oaf	6	59	5288	2	oaf
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oaky	11	64	1995	2	oaky
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oat	3	98	8826	2	oat
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oy	5	89	5013	2	_oy
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pad	6	80	5732	2	pad
pah	8	88	5359	2	pah
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pax	12	73	4685	2	pax
pays	9	59	4022	2	pays
play	9	59	2898	2	play
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pray	9	63	3153	2	pray
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pya	8	70	2375	2	pya
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rag	4	57	6132	2	rag
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ram	5	68	6727	2	ram
ran	3	82	6662	2	ran
rap	5	62	6196	2	rap
ras	3	75	7539	2	ras
rat	3	78	9274	2	rat
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rax	10	84	4572	2	rax
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rays	7	76	4235	2	rays
rya	6	76	2201	2	rya
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sad	4	74	5920	2	sad
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sau	3	63	5657	2	sau
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shay	10	71	3334	2	shay
shy	9	67	2819	2	shy
sky	10	64	2099	2	sky
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spay	9	66	3166	2	spay
spy	8	60	2374	2	spy
stay	7	83	3372	2	stay
sty	6	62	2731	2	sty
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ta	2	116	6245	2	ta_
tab	5	74	6032	2	tab
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tae	3	82	6705	2	tae
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tan	3	71	6757	2	tan
tao	3	83	5895	2	tao
tap	5	76	6387	2	tap
tar	3	75	7069	2	tar
tas	3	84	7710	2	tas
tat	3	76	9029	2	tat
tau	3	68	5690	2	tau
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ways	10	77	3795	2	ways
why	12	69	2001	2	why
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za	11	149	3920	2	za_
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zap	14	58	4069	2	zap
zas	12	69	4683	2	zas
zax	19	76	3063	2	zax

Search took 1 second 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	14084	0.250	714764.0
2	DLD Change Limit	14084	474	0.406	34689.7
3	Display Results	474	474	0.080	5925.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	474	0.736	242786.7