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

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

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371 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
mescal	10	41	1348	(None)
mescals	11	29	1155	1	mescals
mesial	8	48	1808	1	mesial
mezcal	19	36	785	1	mezcal
cecal	9	46	1911	2	ce_cal
cercal	10	3	1412	2	cercal
decal	8	55	2323	2	de_cal
escar	7	40	1199	2	_escar
fecal	10	51	1921	2	fe_cal
festal	9	42	1356	2	festal
fiscal	11	3	933	2	fiscal
meal	6	56	4317	2	me__al
meatal	8	41	1473	2	meatal
mecca	11	3	993	2	mecca_
meccas	12	3	949	2	meccas
medal	8	62	2133	2	me_dal
medial	9	38	1986	2	medial
medical	12	3	1251	2	medical
menial	8	42	2303	2	menial
meniscal	12	4	619	2	meniscal
mensal	8	46	1565	2	mensal
mental	8	45	2160	2	mental
mesa	6	70	2548	2	mes_a_
mesas	7	68	2320	2	mes_as
mesian	8	43	1550	2	mesian
messan	8	39	1206	2	messan
metal	7	54	2738	2	me_tal
metical	11	3	1536	2	metical
mezcals	20	24	653	2	mezcals
miscall	11	3	964	2	miscall
miskal	12	37	1026	2	miskal
missal	8	43	1490	2	missal
musca	9	3	1176	2	musca_
muscae	10	4	1067	2	muscae
muscat	10	3	1465	2	muscat
musical	11	3	955	2	musical
pascal	10	8	1237	2	pascal
rascal	8	5	1112	2	rascal
rescale	9	32	1547	2	rescale
reseal	6	48	1964	2	reseal
vesical	12	15	981	2	vesical
vestal	9	46	1557	2	vestal
aecial	8	48	1731	3	aecial
aerial	6	46	2571	3	aerial
amesace	11	4	773	3	amesace
apical	10	9	1390	3	apical
basal	7	57	2228	3	bas_al
becalm	12	3	920	3	be_calm
becap	11	43	1505	3	be_cap
benzal	17	3	964	3	benzal
berascal	12	4	485	3	berascal
bestial	9	3	1164	3	bestial
buccal	12	4	824	3	buccal
byssal	11	3	499	3	byssal
caecal	10	37	1373	3	caecal
casual	8	11	1286	3	casual
ceca	8	48	2078	3	ce_ca_
censual	9	3	766	3	censual
cental	8	44	2096	3	cental
cereal	8	3	1583	3	cereal
cesta	7	54	1948	3	cesta_
cestas	8	50	1854	3	cestas
coccal	9	3	1022	3	coccal
costal	8	54	1951	3	costal
crestal	9	3	1213	3	crestal
cuspal	10	3	788	3	cuspal
deal	5	63	4741	3	de__al
decaf	11	49	1944	3	de_caf
decals	9	37	1771	3	de_cals
decay	11	47	1848	3	de_cay
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
desalt	7	5	1831	3	des_alt
descant	10	43	1558	3	descant
descry	12	5	618	3	descry
desman	9	3	1169	3	desman
dismal	9	24	1224	3	dismal
distal	7	36	1577	3	distal
dossal	7	55	1030	3	dossal
ducal	8	48	1642	3	_ducal
egal	5	51	1943	3	_e_gal
epical	10	4	1339	3	epical
equal	14	4	982	3	_equal
escalop	11	4	478	3	_escalop
escape	10	38	1166	3	_escape
escarp	10	44	900	3	_escarp
escars	8	39	1313	3	_escars
eschar	11	3	652	3	_eschar
escot	7	53	2008	3	_escot
eskar	9	45	745	3	_eskar
espial	8	3	954	3	_espial
essay	8	6	762	3	_essay
estral	6	47	1651	3	_estral
excel	14	3	774	3	_excel
faecal	11	35	981	3	faecal
fascial	12	5	830	3	fascial
faucal	11	33	996	3	faucal
feal	7	139	4042	3	fe__al
fecial	11	47	1462	3	fecial
feral	8	54	2465	3	fe_ral
ferial	9	46	2125	3	ferial
fescue	11	3	749	3	fescue
fetal	8	56	2337	3	fe_tal
fetial	9	57	1619	3	fetial
feudal	10	3	768	3	feudal
fiscals	12	3	800	3	fiscals
focal	10	49	1767	3	_focal
gelcap	11	3	621	3	gelcap
genial	7	49	1761	3	genial
gestalt	8	4	1116	3	gestalt
gestical	11	3	898	3	gestical
heal	7	56	4569	3	he__al
helical	12	3	1115	3	helical
hemal	10	44	1980	3	he_mal
hepcat	13	6	1182	3	hepcat
herbal	11	25	1349	3	herbal
instal	6	7	1219	3	instal
jacal	14	3	1370	3	_jacal
keypal	15	3	489	3	keypal
laical	8	3	1232	3	laical
lascar	8	6	857	3	lascar
leal	4	60	4327	3	le__al
legal	6	57	1594	3	le_gal
lethal	9	3	980	3	lethal
lexical	16	3	736	3	lexical
local	7	48	2027	3	_local
loessal	7	4	439	3	loessal
macaw	12	3	1176	3	m_acaw
madcap	13	3	633	3	madcap
magical	12	3	978	3	magical
mammal	9	51	1275	3	mammal
manual	8	3	1346	3	manual
marcel	10	37	1485	3	marcel
marshal	12	3	897	3	marshal
masa	6	50	3472	3	mas_a_
masala	8	3	1181	3	mas_ala
masas	7	56	3041	3	mas_as
mascara	11	3	802	3	mascara
mascon	10	36	1274	3	mascon
mascot	10	40	1607	3	mascot
massa	7	55	1892	3	massa_
massas	8	51	1646	3	massas
mead	7	55	3160	3	me__ad
meals	7	59	3337	3	me__als
mealy	10	44	2218	3	me__aly
mean	6	55	3809	3	me__an
meat	6	63	5960	3	me__at
medals	9	42	1805	3	me_dals
media	8	47	2171	3	media_
mediad	10	43	1371	3	mediad
mediae	9	42	1741	3	mediae
medials	10	39	1473	3	medials
median	9	41	1754	3	median
medias	9	36	2078	3	medias
medicals	13	4	936	3	medicals
medlar	9	30	1046	3	medlar
medusal	10	3	518	3	medusal
mega	7	76	2087	3	me_ga_
mel	5	60	4748	3	me___l
mell	6	49	3561	3	me__ll
menace	10	32	1694	3	menace
menad	8	59	1898	3	me_nad
menials	9	40	1568	3	menials
mensa	7	53	1866	3	mensa_
mensae	8	41	1404	3	mensae
mensas	8	51	1585	3	mensas
mensch	13	38	709	3	mensc_h
menschy	17	35	400	3	menschy
mensural	10	4	622	3	mensural
menta	7	44	2442	3	menta_
merc	8	72	2562	3	merc__
mercer	10	52	1420	3	mercer
merces	10	57	2074	3	merces
merch	12	54	1796	3	merc_h
mercs	9	60	2045	3	merc_s
mercy	12	59	1618	3	merc_y
merl	6	58	3097	3	me__rl
merman	10	5	1386	3	merman
mesally	12	11	979	3	mesally
mescaline	13	4	894	3	mescal~~ine~~
mesclun	11	4	401	3	mesclun
mesh	9	68	2300	3	mes__h
meshed	12	44	1593	3	meshed
meshes	11	50	1944	3	meshes
meshy	13	56	1278	3	mes_hy
mesially	13	11	908	3	mesially
mesic	9	36	1786	3	mes_ic
mesically	16	3	1009	3	mesically
mesnalty	13	4	342	3	mesnalty
mesne	7	51	1629	3	mes_ne
mesnes	8	52	1621	3	mesnes
mesocarp	14	4	398	3	mesocarp
meson	7	41	1831	3	mes_on
mesons	8	32	1584	3	mesons
mesoscale	13	4	354	3	mesoscale
mess	6	59	3243	3	mes__s
message	10	3	783	3	message
messans	9	27	1046	3	messans
messed	9	50	1818	3	messed
messes	8	49	2434	3	messes
messiah	12	4	679	3	messiah
messily	12	29	881	3	messily
messman	11	3	728	3	messman
messy	10	49	1383	3	mes_sy
mestee	8	45	2388	3	mestee
meta	6	59	3241	3	me_ta_
metals	8	45	2088	3	me_tals
methyl	14	3	640	3	methyl
meticals	12	3	1076	3	meticals
metol	7	59	1781	3	me_tol
metrical	12	3	1159	3	metrical
mewl	9	56	1832	3	me__wl
miasmal	11	7	674	3	miasmal
mica	8	64	2825	3	m_ica_
micas	9	68	2305	3	m_icas
midcap	13	3	647	3	midcap
mimical	13	3	923	3	mimical
misact	10	3	1668	3	misact
miscalls	12	3	900	3	miscalls
miscast	11	3	1241	3	miscast
miscue	10	4	1222	3	miscue
miscut	10	6	1481	3	miscut
misdeal	10	3	766	3	misdeal
misdial	10	3	964	3	misdial
miseat	8	29	2570	3	miseat
mishap	13	3	886	3	mishap
miskals	13	36	976	3	miskals
mislay	11	35	1068	3	mislay
missals	9	39	1442	3	missals
missay	11	41	1214	3	missay
missel	8	52	1652	3	missel
mistral	9	10	1364	3	mistral
mitral	8	13	1432	3	mitral
mobcap	14	4	411	3	mobcap
modal	8	59	1924	3	m_odal
molal	7	51	2034	3	m_olal
moral	7	55	3343	3	m_oral
mortal	8	46	1685	3	mortal
moshav	14	4	605	3	moshav
mudcap	13	3	513	3	mudcap
mudcat	11	3	1120	3	mudcat
mughal	12	3	627	3	mughal
mural	7	52	2510	3	m_ural
muscadel	13	4	376	3	muscadel
muscatel	12	4	606	3	muscatel
muscats	11	3	893	3	muscats
muscid	11	21	983	3	muscid
muscle	10	3	1097	3	muscle
muscly	13	3	745	3	muscly
musicale	12	4	734	3	musicale
musicals	12	4	709	3	musicals
mussel	8	34	1290	3	mussel
mutual	8	3	850	3	mutual
mystical	15	4	693	3	mystical
nasal	5	62	1759	3	nas_al
nasial	6	4	1328	3	nasial
neural	6	3	1199	3	neural
omental	9	32	1041	3	omental
pascals	11	6	1001	3	pascals
paschal	14	15	724	3	paschal
peal	6	86	4810	3	pe__al
pecan	9	19	1903	3	pe_can
pedal	8	60	2250	3	pe_dal
pedocal	12	3	789	3	pedocal
penal	7	52	2837	3	pe_nal
pencel	10	38	1291	3	pencel
pencil	10	37	1297	3	pencil
penial	8	41	2089	3	penial
percale	11	3	1409	3	percale
petal	7	65	2689	3	pe_tal
pical	9	55	2437	3	_pical
plical	10	4	1168	3	plical
postal	8	43	1753	3	postal
rascals	9	5	966	3	rascals
real	4	57	5029	3	re__al
recall	8	38	1572	3	re_call
recap	9	57	1802	3	re_cap
recoal	8	41	1797	3	recoal
rectal	8	44	1813	3	rectal
redcap	11	5	849	3	redcap
redial	7	49	2311	3	redial
regal	6	50	2379	3	re_gal
regnal	7	48	1293	3	regnal
renal	5	59	2950	3	re_nal
rental	6	39	2202	3	rental
repeal	8	47	1828	3	repeal
resail	6	44	1873	3	resail
resale	6	40	2554	3	res_ale
resat	5	51	3968	3	res_at
resaw	8	41	1725	3	res_aw
resay	8	53	2054	3	res_ay
rescaled	11	33	1130	3	rescaled
rescales	10	34	1457	3	rescales
rescue	8	3	1300	3	rescue
reseals	7	39	1766	3	reseals
reseat	6	41	3149	3	reseat
reseau	6	42	1621	3	reseau
resell	6	42	1520	3	resell
resoak	10	3	1109	3	resoak
retial	6	47	2499	3	retial
retral	6	44	1974	3	retral
reveal	9	41	1505	3	reveal
sal	3	64	6288	3	__s_al
scab	8	59	2671	3	__scab
scad	7	57	2577	3	__scad
scag	7	66	2689	3	__scag
scald	8	48	1812	3	__scald
scale	7	46	2914	3	__scale
scall	7	44	2037	3	__scall
scalp	9	52	1798	3	__scalp
scaly	10	47	1872	3	__scaly
scam	8	59	3235	3	__scam
scan	6	55	3045	3	__scan
scar	6	64	3420	3	__scar
scat	6	58	4837	3	__scat
seal	4	56	5437	3	__seal
seismal	9	3	730	3	seismal
sendal	7	33	1499	3	sendal
sensual	7	3	805	3	sensual
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
setal	5	64	3090	3	se_tal
sexual	13	3	841	3	sexual
sial	4	59	3883	3	__sial
sisal	5	42	1773	3	sis_al
sulcal	8	3	1127	3	sulcal
teal	4	55	4650	3	te__al
tectal	8	37	1325	3	tectal
telial	6	58	1536	3	telial
tepal	7	63	1958	3	te_pal
tercel	8	36	1299	3	tercel
tergal	7	29	1283	3	tergal
tesla	5	56	1260	3	tesla_
teslas	6	42	1217	3	teslas
testa	5	48	2204	3	testa_
testae	6	42	1625	3	testae
thecal	11	33	1030	3	thecal
tical	7	60	2149	3	_tical
timescale	13	4	300	3	timescale
tincal	8	39	1336	3	tincal
tussal	6	28	832	3	tussal
unseal	6	33	1547	3	unseal
upscale	11	13	632	3	upscale
usual	5	3	1018	3	_usual
vasal	8	55	1629	3	vas_al
vassal	9	7	924	3	vassal
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
verbal	11	25	1366	3	verbal
vernal	9	35	1421	3	vernal
versal	9	30	1375	3	versal
vesica	11	15	791	3	vesica_
vesicae	12	17	770	3	vesicae
vessel	9	3	795	3	vessel
vesta	8	66	1830	3	vesta_
vestals	10	46	1233	3	vestals
vestas	9	59	1668	3	vestas
vestral	10	41	1101	3	vestral
visual	9	3	880	3	visual
vocal	10	47	1564	3	_vocal
weal	7	58	3868	3	we__al
webcam	15	4	554	3	webcam
xenial	13	34	1490	3	xenial
zeal	13	55	3033	3	ze__al

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	112716	0.123	1452772.4
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	371	4.720	23880.5
3	Display Results	371	371	0.110	3372.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	371	4.953	36077.3