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

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

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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
malady	12	3	786	(None)
milady	12	3	661	1	milady
alary	8	61	2344	2	_alary
baldy	11	55	1893	2	bal_dy
belady	12	48	993	2	belady
galaxy	17	47	631	2	galaxy
glady	10	54	1394	2	_glady
lady	8	65	2715	2	__lady
malar	7	64	2444	2	mala_r
malarky	16	4	543	2	malarky
malars	8	50	2068	2	malars
malate	8	46	2455	2	malate
malmy	12	48	1634	2	mal_my
malty	10	67	2170	2	mal_ty
maundy	12	50	678	2	maundy
mayday	15	3	588	2	mayday
melody	12	3	720	2	melody
miladi	9	3	888	2	miladi
moldy	11	50	1465	2	mol_dy
salad	6	53	2183	2	salad_
salads	7	53	1696	2	salads
salary	9	5	1521	2	salary
acidy	11	72	1489	3	_acidy
ala	3	124	6360	3	_ala__
alack	11	48	2006	3	_alack
alae	4	56	4375	3	_ala_e
alamo	7	4	1814	3	_alamo
alan	4	68	4408	3	_ala_n
aland	6	55	2641	3	_aland
alands	7	54	1837	3	_alands
alane	5	61	3561	3	_alane
alang	6	60	2351	3	_alang
alans	5	56	3617	3	_alans
alant	5	57	4229	3	_alant
alanyl	9	5	548	3	_alanyl
alar	4	63	4007	3	_ala_r
alarm	7	66	2142	3	_alarm
alas	4	63	5812	3	_ala_s
alate	5	53	4032	3	_alate
alcade	9	11	1151	3	_alcade
alky	11	59	2034	3	_al_ky
alkyd	13	53	709	3	_alkyd
allay	8	56	2039	3	_allay
alley	8	57	2167	3	_alley
alloy	8	55	1997	3	_alloy
ally	7	69	3564	3	_al_ly
already	11	4	426	3	_already
alway	11	61	1392	3	_alway
ambary	13	40	1054	3	ambary
ataxy	15	3	731	3	_ataxy
away	10	80	2422	3	_awa_y
baddy	12	50	1602	3	ba_ddy
balas	7	69	3721	3	bala_s
balata	8	6	1467	3	balata
bald	7	64	3290	3	bal_d_
baldly	12	47	983	3	baldly
balds	8	55	2464	3	bal_ds
baled	8	54	3644	3	baled_
balky	14	54	1824	3	bal_ky
ballad	9	43	1532	3	ballad_
ballade	10	40	1256	3	ballade
balladry	14	4	421	3	balladry
ballads	10	42	1291	3	ballads
ballsy	11	50	887	3	ballsy
bally	10	55	3010	3	bal_ly
balmy	12	52	1747	3	bal_my
bandy	11	48	2418	3	ba_ndy
bawdy	14	75	1328	3	ba_wdy
beady	11	47	1992	3	_beady
belay	10	50	2152	3	bela_y
blade	8	59	2333	3	_blade
bready	12	45	1118	3	bready
caddy	12	54	1402	3	ca_ddy
calami	10	3	1342	3	calami
calando	10	3	738	3	calando
calash	11	3	1243	3	calash
calmly	13	3	761	3	calmly
calory	11	3	1284	3	calory
calvary	15	3	718	3	calvary
canary	11	3	1469	3	canary
candy	11	51	1982	3	ca_ndy
charlady	17	4	340	3	charlady
clad	7	62	2582	3	_clad_
clade	8	58	2101	3	_clade
clads	8	57	2273	3	_clads
clary	10	57	1961	3	_clary
clay	9	59	2741	3	_cla_y
daddy	11	62	1256	3	da_ddy
dalasi	7	6	1062	3	dalasi
daledh	11	3	374	3	daledh
dally	9	53	2474	3	dal_ly
dandy	10	44	1670	3	da_ndy
datary	10	3	1024	3	datary
delay	9	48	2063	3	dela_y
dramady	14	4	355	3	dramady
facade	12	3	880	3	facade
faddy	13	55	1162	3	fa_ddy
fallacy	15	3	643	3	fallacy
farad	9	57	2067	3	farad_
faraday	14	4	563	3	faraday
farads	10	47	1327	3	farads
flaky	15	57	1558	3	_flaky
flamy	13	52	1747	3	_flamy
flawy	14	59	1338	3	_flawy
flaxy	18	90	1229	3	_flaxy
flay	10	63	3280	3	_fla_y
gala	5	56	3516	3	gala__
galago	8	3	890	3	galago
galah	9	59	1763	3	gala_h
galahs	10	55	1267	3	galahs
galas	6	57	3164	3	gala_s
galax	13	53	1446	3	gala_x
galley	10	42	1545	3	galley
gally	9	50	2617	3	gal_ly
gamay	11	64	1911	3	gama_y
gaudy	10	66	1146	3	ga_udy
gelada	8	3	762	3	gelada
glad	6	56	2401	3	_glad_
glade	7	51	2196	3	_glade
gladly	11	49	793	3	_gladly
glads	7	56	2061	3	_glads
glary	9	60	1854	3	_glary
glazy	18	74	1098	3	_glazy
halal	8	56	2359	3	hala_l
halala	9	47	1509	3	halala
halals	9	50	1831	3	halals
haled	9	53	3582	3	haled_
halid	9	44	2498	3	halid_
halide	10	34	1799	3	halide
halids	10	40	1613	3	halids
hamada	12	3	992	3	hamada
handy	12	55	2087	3	ha_ndy
hardy	12	56	2206	3	ha_rdy
heady	12	51	1726	3	_heady
inlay	8	52	1432	3	inla_y
jalap	14	36	1247	3	jala_p
jalaps	15	29	918	3	jalaps
jalopy	18	32	586	3	jalopy
kalam	11	3	1511	3	kala_m
kalams	12	3	1060	3	kalams
lacy	9	58	2963	3	__lacy
lad	4	81	6570	3	__lad_
lade	5	63	4598	3	__lade
lads	5	65	4913	3	__lads
laky	11	67	2582	3	__laky
landlady	13	4	363	3	landlady
lardy	9	61	1927	3	la_rdy
lay	6	88	6535	3	__la_y
lazy	16	64	2307	3	__lazy
leady	9	56	1860	3	_leady
maar	6	60	2506	3	ma_a_r
maars	7	46	2163	3	ma_ars
macaco	12	4	785	3	macaco
macadam	14	4	685	3	macadam
macaw	12	3	1176	3	maca_w
macaws	13	3	702	3	macaws
maced	10	85	2869	3	maced_
macled	11	67	1811	3	macled_
mad	6	89	5871	3	m__ad_
madam	10	3	1622	3	mada_m
madame	11	3	985	3	madame
madams	11	3	1094	3	madams
made	7	54	4024	3	m__ade
madly	11	52	1813	3	ma_dly
mads	7	68	4537	3	m__ads
maenad	9	3	941	3	maenad_
maenads	10	3	737	3	maenads
maguey	12	3	683	3	maguey
maid	7	55	3766	3	ma_id_
maids	8	63	2714	3	ma_ids
mailed	9	53	2675	3	mailed_
mainly	11	4	1149	3	mainly
makar	11	56	1497	3	maka_r
makars	12	46	1263	3	makars
malacca	13	4	495	3	malacca
maladies	11	3	1193	3	maladies
malaise	9	3	1267	3	malaise
malanga	10	3	666	3	malanga
malaria	9	3	1369	3	malaria
malarkey	17	4	340	3	malarkey
malates	9	35	2260	3	malates
male	6	60	5230	3	mal__e
maleate	9	41	1754	3	maleate
males	7	50	4979	3	mal_es
malfed	12	36	976	3	malfed
malgre	9	29	930	3	malgre
malic	9	45	2566	3	mal_ic
malice	10	48	1848	3	malice
malign	9	3	985	3	malign
maline	8	45	2908	3	maline
malkin	12	29	1315	3	malkin
mall	6	46	3937	3	mal__l
mallard	10	3	1027	3	mallard
mallards	11	3	832	3	mallards
malled	9	46	2611	3	malled
mallee	8	45	2559	3	mallee
mallei	8	44	1463	3	mallei
mallet	8	44	3305	3	mallet
mallow	11	40	1474	3	mallow
malls	7	62	3343	3	mal_ls
malm	8	51	2998	3	mal__m
malms	9	50	2155	3	mal_ms
malmsey	14	3	362	3	malmsey
malodor	10	4	456	3	malodor
maloti	8	3	1321	3	maloti
malt	6	62	5481	3	mal__t
maltase	9	3	890	3	maltase
malted	9	48	1986	3	malted
malteds	10	37	760	3	malteds
maltha	11	3	750	3	maltha
maltol	8	3	1084	3	maltol
malts	7	63	3175	3	mal_ts
mama	8	62	3159	3	mama__
mamas	9	59	3077	3	mama_s
mamey	12	54	1883	3	ma_mey
mammary	13	3	599	3	mammary
mammey	12	43	1089	3	mammey
mammy	11	52	1516	3	ma_mmy
mana	6	53	4196	3	mana__
manage	9	38	1890	3	manage
manana	8	48	1607	3	manana
manas	7	62	4043	3	mana_s
manat	7	60	3999	3	mana_t
manats	8	46	2346	3	manats
maned	8	66	3410	3	maned_
mangaby	15	3	535	3	mangaby
mangey	12	36	1452	3	mangey
mangy	11	50	2124	3	ma_ngy
manlily	12	3	874	3	manlily
manly	10	50	2295	3	ma_nly
manmade	12	3	796	3	manmade
manuary	12	3	777	3	manuary
many	9	57	3186	3	m__any
mara	6	74	4457	3	mara__
maraca	10	3	1415	3	maraca
maras	7	54	4329	3	mara_s
maraud	9	3	894	3	maraud
marauds	10	3	755	3	marauds
marbly	13	41	1193	3	marbly
margay	12	3	1059	3	margay
marled	9	55	2316	3	marled_
marly	10	69	2561	3	ma_rly
marry	10	48	2169	3	ma_rry
marshy	14	55	833	3	marshy
marvy	13	50	1403	3	ma_rvy
masa	6	50	3472	3	masa__
masala	8	3	1181	3	masala
masas	7	56	3041	3	masa_s
mashy	13	60	1650	3	ma_shy
massy	10	45	1896	3	ma_ssy
matador	10	6	625	3	matador
mated	8	55	3778	3	mated_
matey	10	70	2266	3	ma_tey
maud	7	53	2540	3	ma_ud_
mauds	8	55	1927	3	ma_uds
mauled	9	48	1782	3	mauled_
maund	8	55	1545	3	maund_
maunds	9	51	965	3	maunds
mawed	11	58	2474	3	mawed_
maxed	15	58	2119	3	maxed_
may	8	87	5763	3	m__a_y
maya	9	58	2459	3	maya__
mayan	10	56	1690	3	maya_n
mayas	10	59	2438	3	maya_s
maydays	16	3	449	3	maydays
mayed	11	55	2240	3	mayed_
mayfly	17	3	440	3	mayfly
mazard	18	3	876	3	mazard
mazards	19	3	770	3	mazards
mazed	17	55	2387	3	mazed_
mazedly	22	3	443	3	mazedly
mazily	20	6	1039	3	mazily
mazy	18	64	1970	3	m__azy
mead	7	55	3160	3	m_ead_
meads	8	54	2532	3	m_eads
mealy	10	44	2218	3	m_ealy
meany	10	46	2048	3	m_eany
meaty	10	70	2131	3	m_eaty
meld	7	58	3047	3	mel_d_
melds	8	48	2238	3	mel_ds
melty	10	49	1836	3	mel_ty
menad	8	59	1898	3	menad_
menads	9	55	1438	3	menads
midday	13	32	750	3	midday
middy	12	48	1259	3	m_iddy
mikado	13	4	451	3	mikado
miladis	10	4	982	3	miladis
milage	9	34	1412	3	milage
mild	7	53	3085	3	mil_d_
mildly	12	31	824	3	mildly
milds	8	64	2205	3	mil_ds
miliary	12	4	946	3	miliary
milky	14	40	1444	3	mil_ky
milty	10	47	2007	3	mil_ty
misadd	10	3	716	3	misadd
mislay	11	35	1068	3	misla_y
mola	6	60	3563	3	mola__
molal	7	51	2034	3	mola_l
molar	7	52	2309	3	mola_r
molars	8	55	1732	3	molars
molas	7	51	3209	3	mola_s
mold	7	60	3433	3	mol_d_
molds	8	53	2483	3	mol_ds
molly	10	52	2249	3	mol_ly
moly	9	60	3191	3	mol__y
monad	8	55	1947	3	monad_
monads	9	45	1530	3	monads
monody	12	3	824	3	monody
moody	11	50	1749	3	m_oody
moray	10	54	2379	3	mora_y
mouldy	12	43	741	3	mouldy
muddy	12	38	1223	3	m_uddy
muled	8	58	2443	3	muled_
muley	10	48	1928	3	mul_ey
mulley	11	40	1345	3	mulley
mylar	10	53	1153	3	myla_r
mylars	11	43	1044	3	mylars
naiad	6	3	1340	3	naiad_
naiads	7	3	901	3	naiads
nala	4	69	3039	3	nala__
nalas	5	55	2836	3	nala_s
naled	6	55	2505	3	naled_
naleds	7	46	913	3	naleds
oldy	8	53	1684	3	_ol_dy
onlay	8	42	1294	3	onla_y
paddy	12	59	1359	3	pa_ddy
palace	10	45	1691	3	palace
paladin	10	10	1177	3	paladin
palais	8	4	2042	3	palais
palapa	10	3	1067	3	palapa
palate	8	42	2678	3	palate
paled	8	55	3872	3	paled_
palely	11	3	1193	3	palely
pally	10	57	2712	3	pal_ly
palmary	14	33	855	3	palmary
palmy	12	60	1673	3	pal_my
palsy	10	54	1746	3	pal_sy
paltry	11	49	1040	3	paltry
paly	9	58	3553	3	pal__y
panada	9	41	1305	3	panada
pandy	11	50	2117	3	pa_ndy
papacy	15	4	749	3	papacy
parade	9	47	2064	3	parade
pardy	11	55	2395	3	pa_rdy
parlay	11	37	1399	3	parla_y
parody	12	4	1009	3	parody
payday	15	3	661	3	payday
platy	10	50	2166	3	_platy
play	9	59	2898	3	_pla_y
rally	8	47	2590	3	ral_ly
ramada	9	3	1018	3	ramada
randy	9	50	2208	3	ra_ndy
ratany	9	34	1187	3	ratany
ready	9	48	2150	3	_ready
relay	8	44	2467	3	rela_y
salaam	8	7	1101	3	salaam
salably	12	16	1074	3	salably
salal	5	54	2570	3	sala_l
salals	6	51	2008	3	salals
salami	8	3	1310	3	salami
salify	12	3	1137	3	salify
sally	8	51	2971	3	sal_ly
salty	8	55	2438	3	sal_ty
sandy	9	42	2113	3	sa_ndy
satay	8	47	1846	3	sata_y
scalade	10	35	926	3	scalade
scalado	10	27	647	3	scalado
shady	12	54	1651	3	_shady
slaty	8	65	2315	3	_slaty
slay	7	64	3638	3	_sla_y
splay	10	58	1604	3	spla_y
steady	10	35	1020	3	steady
tala	4	59	3805	3	tala__
talar	5	62	2538	3	tala_r
talars	6	60	2168	3	talars
talas	5	59	3589	3	tala_s
talcky	15	29	472	3	talcky
talky	12	62	1568	3	tal_ky
tally	8	45	2686	3	tal_ly
tardy	9	47	2046	3	ta_rdy
toady	9	68	1434	3	_toady
tuladi	7	6	572	3	tuladi
unlade	7	27	1415	3	unlade
unlay	8	46	1370	3	unla_y
vagary	13	3	733	3	vagary
valid	9	46	1839	3	valid_
validly	14	3	557	3	validly
valley	12	43	1160	3	valley
waddy	13	53	1299	3	wa_ddy
wady	11	53	2499	3	__wady
waled	9	43	3099	3	waled_
wallaby	15	3	507	3	wallaby
wally	11	46	2509	3	wal_ly
waly	10	58	3090	3	wal__y
waylay	15	3	545	3	wayla_y
yald	8	69	2061	3	yal_d_
yclad	11	24	638	3	yclad_

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	0.420	425454.8
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	397	5.533	20371.6
3	Display Results	397	397	0.110	3609.1
	(SQL Overall)	178691	397	6.063	29472.4