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

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

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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
before	11	4	1015	(None)
afore	8	58	1860	2	_afore
become	12	33	1259	2	become
bedsore	10	5	780	2	bedsore
befog	11	5	901	2	befo_g
befogs	12	4	645	2	befogs
befool	11	3	771	2	befool
befoul	11	3	725	2	befoul
befret	11	3	1596	2	bef_ret
begone	9	5	1213	2	begone
behove	14	20	720	2	behove
bemire	10	33	1280	2	bemire
bevor	10	15	1081	2	bevor_
bevors	11	16	1034	2	bevors
beware	11	3	1371	2	beware
beworm	13	3	999	2	beworm
biform	13	6	813	2	biform
bore	6	60	5133	2	b__ore
deforce	13	26	724	2	deforce
deform	12	5	963	2	deform
fore	7	83	5147	2	__fore
rebore	8	66	2565	2	rebore
refire	9	54	1947	2	refire
reforge	11	25	903	2	reforge
reform	11	3	1272	2	reform
retore	6	76	3077	2	retore
rewore	9	380	3016	2	rewore
adore	6	57	2367	3	_adore
aerobe	8	4	1240	3	aerobe
afford	13	4	649	3	afford
afire	8	62	1591	3	_afire
ashore	9	4	1461	3	ashore
baffle	14	39	987	3	baffle
balefire	13	4	467	3	balefire
bandore	10	6	1163	3	bandore
bare	6	54	6052	3	b__are
barre	7	59	2955	3	b_arre
beader	9	46	2379	3	beader
beadle	9	33	1468	3	beadle
beagle	9	36	1259	3	beagle
beaker	12	55	2069	3	beaker
beanie	8	36	1859	3	beanie
bear	6	68	4464	3	be_ar_
beard	8	60	2496	3	be_ard
bearer	8	53	2391	3	be_arer
bears	7	57	3904	3	be_ars
beater	8	47	2939	3	beater
beaver	11	48	1925	3	beaver
bebop	11	4	1079	3	bebo_p
bebops	12	3	762	3	bebops
became	12	32	1316	3	became
becomes	13	29	1196	3	becomes
becurse	11	3	618	3	becurse
bedder	10	42	1579	3	bedder
bedsores	11	5	763	3	bedsores
bee	5	62	6240	3	be___e
beebee	10	3	1307	3	beebee
beefier	12	32	909	3	beefier
beeper	10	37	1409	3	beeper
beer	6	56	3599	3	be_er_
beers	7	56	2839	3	be_ers
beery	10	52	2012	3	be_ery
beetle	8	3	1167	3	beetle
beezer	17	40	1052	3	beezer
befall	11	44	1064	3	befall
befell	11	42	871	3	befell
befit	10	52	2266	3	bef_it
befits	11	47	1151	3	befits
beflag	12	6	588	3	beflag
beflea	11	4	712	3	beflea
beflower	16	16	628	3	beflower
befogged	16	4	315	3	befogged
befooled	14	3	480	3	befooled
befools	12	3	643	3	befools
befouled	14	3	468	3	befouled
befouler	13	4	392	3	befouler
befouls	12	3	605	3	befouls
befrets	12	3	761	3	bef_rets
begaze	18	3	833	3	begaze
begird	10	3	682	3	begird
begirt	9	4	1268	3	begirt
begorah	13	5	559	3	begorah
begorra	10	4	354	3	begorra
begot	8	46	2595	3	bego_t
behave	14	20	901	3	behave
behold	12	4	734	3	behold
behoof	14	5	868	3	behoof
behoove	15	5	377	3	behoove
behoved	16	20	556	3	behoved
behoves	15	17	735	3	behoves
behowl	14	4	553	3	behowl
beige	8	15	1538	3	be_ige
beigne	9	14	861	3	beigne
belfry	14	3	507	3	belfry
belie	7	56	3038	3	be_lie
belier	8	44	2356	3	belier
belike	12	46	1628	3	belike
belive	11	54	1530	3	belive
belle	7	58	2783	3	be_lle
belon	7	39	2411	3	belo_n
belong	9	34	1104	3	belong
belons	8	41	1941	3	belons
beloved	13	18	839	3	beloved
below	10	46	1719	3	belo_w
belows	11	46	1418	3	belows
belter	8	47	2096	3	belter
bemired	12	34	1063	3	bemired
bemires	11	32	1283	3	bemires
bemoan	10	3	1025	3	bemoan
bemock	16	3	617	3	bemock
bemuse	10	3	894	3	bemuse
bename	10	33	1607	3	bename
bendee	9	41	2102	3	bendee
bender	9	52	2330	3	bender
bene	6	64	3949	3	be__ne
benne	7	65	2112	3	be_nne
benzole	18	3	713	3	benzole
berake	12	42	1608	3	berake
berate	8	47	2902	3	berate
beret	7	49	4636	3	be__ret
berg	7	54	2554	3	be__rg
bergere	10	6	891	3	bergere
berime	10	53	1733	3	berime
berk	10	59	2984	3	be__rk
berm	8	67	3275	3	be__rm
berme	9	60	2294	3	be_rme
berobed	12	3	824	3	berobed
berry	10	45	2177	3	be_rry
beshrew	15	5	439	3	beshrew
beside	9	51	1461	3	beside
besmoke	15	41	662	3	besmoke
besom	9	57	1697	3	beso_m
besoms	10	57	1273	3	besoms
besot	7	64	2971	3	beso_t
besots	8	64	1545	3	besots
bespoke	15	46	811	3	bespoke
bestrew	12	4	800	3	bestrew
betake	12	45	1270	3	betake
bethorn	12	3	864	3	bethorn
betide	9	51	1597	3	betide
betime	10	59	1483	3	betime
betise	8	56	1627	3	betise
betoken	13	38	650	3	betoken
beton	7	60	2206	3	beto_n
betons	8	49	1955	3	betons
betony	11	42	1158	3	betony
betook	12	43	960	3	betook
better	8	47	2370	3	better
bettor	8	36	1222	3	bettor_
bettors	9	33	1247	3	bettors
bewared	13	3	1011	3	bewared
bewares	12	3	1337	3	bewares
bewormed	16	23	544	3	bewormed
beworms	14	3	793	3	beworms
beworry	15	4	374	3	beworry
beyond	12	3	707	3	beyond
bezoar	17	3	691	3	bezoar
bezoars	18	3	679	3	bezoars
bicorn	10	36	1010	3	bicorn
bicorne	11	29	755	3	bicorne
biface	13	5	810	3	biface
bifold	12	3	722	3	bifold
biforate	13	4	690	3	biforate
biforked	18	4	287	3	biforked
biformed	16	4	369	3	biformed
biome	9	49	1699	3	b_iome
bistre	8	38	1502	3	bistre
bizone	17	3	860	3	bizone
blare	7	58	2623	3	b_lare
bloke	11	43	1663	3	b_loke
blooie	8	39	1319	3	blooie
bode	7	58	3876	3	b__ode
bole	6	64	4869	3	b__ole
bone	6	59	4932	3	b__one
bonfire	12	8	706	3	bonfire
boor	6	61	3068	3	b_oor_
boors	7	43	2501	3	b_oors
booze	16	47	1891	3	b_ooze
bora	6	61	4163	3	b__ora
bored	8	50	3430	3	b__ored
borer	7	51	3127	3	b__orer
bores	7	64	4825	3	b__ores
bork	10	69	3382	3	b__ork
born	6	73	3841	3	b__orn
borne	7	79	2679	3	b__orne
bort	6	59	6096	3	b__ort
broke	11	60	1978	3	b_roke
brome	9	44	2197	3	b_rome
brose	7	52	2703	3	b_rose
buffer	14	45	1268	3	buffer
bygone	12	5	617	3	bygone
byre	9	50	2385	3	b__yre
byword	15	3	505	3	byword
bywork	18	3	486	3	bywork
cenote	8	37	1584	3	cenote
centre	8	43	1664	3	centre
ceorl	7	4	1092	3	ce_orl
cere	6	67	4147	3	ce__re
chore	10	51	2676	3	_chore
core	6	72	6311	3	__core
crore	7	49	2287	3	_crore
debone	9	37	1478	3	debone
decare	9	39	1915	3	decare
decode	10	44	1474	3	decode
decor	8	47	1757	3	decor_
decors	9	40	1777	3	decors
deface	12	31	1386	3	deface
defame	12	32	1243	3	defame
defer	9	46	1975	3	defer_
defers	10	51	1694	3	defers
deffer	13	44	1130	3	deffer
defier	10	51	1865	3	defier
defile	10	52	1666	3	defile
define	10	47	1814	3	define
defoam	12	3	856	3	defoam
defog	10	4	852	3	defo_g
defogs	11	5	668	3	defogs
deforced	15	24	737	3	deforced
deforcer	14	24	690	3	deforcer
deforces	14	24	840	3	deforces
deforest	12	3	879	3	deforest
deformed	15	24	826	3	deformed
deformer	14	24	794	3	deformer
deforms	13	3	780	3	deforms
defter	10	42	1592	3	defter
defuse	10	57	1272	3	defuse
defuze	19	48	784	3	defuze
dehorn	10	43	965	3	dehorn
dehort	10	46	1810	3	dehort
deiform	13	3	670	3	deiform
dekare	11	28	1156	3	dekare
demode	10	40	1346	3	demode
demote	9	48	1780	3	demote
demure	9	3	1153	3	demure
denote	7	41	1804	3	denote
deplore	10	3	948	3	deplore
depone	9	36	1655	3	depone
deport	9	49	2239	3	deport
depose	9	42	1576	3	depose
dere	5	68	4590	3	de__re
desire	7	4	1530	3	desire
desorb	9	52	1020	3	desorb
devote	10	45	1378	3	devote
deworm	12	4	953	3	deworm
dore	5	63	5330	3	__dore
eagre	6	43	1532	3	_eagre
effort	12	3	862	3	effort
elope	7	52	1934	3	_elope
emote	7	54	2119	3	_emote
encore	8	3	1477	3	encore
enforce	12	23	742	3	enforce
enorm	7	44	1564	3	_enorm
enure	5	35	2022	3	_enure
epode	8	51	1409	3	_epode
ere	3	63	5277	3	_e__re
erode	6	45	2099	3	_erode
erose	5	57	2728	3	_erose
evoke	12	47	885	3	_evoke
eyesore	10	4	617	3	eyesore
eyre	7	55	2525	3	_e_yre
fare	7	63	5446	3	__fare
fedora	10	3	859	3	fedora
femora	11	4	958	3	femora
fere	7	63	4223	3	__fere
fetor	8	12	1453	3	fetor_
fetors	9	10	1447	3	fetors
fire	7	62	4560	3	__fire
foe	6	63	5081	3	__fo_e
for	6	69	5207	3	__for_
fora	7	59	3739	3	__fora
forb	9	71	3133	3	__forb
force	10	53	2427	3	__force
ford	8	68	3549	3	__ford
fores	8	58	4710	3	__fores
forge	9	51	2694	3	__forge
fork	11	59	3094	3	__fork
form	9	58	3687	3	__form
forme	10	52	2599	3	__forme
fort	7	64	5644	3	__fort
forte	8	61	3146	3	__forte
froe	7	53	2999	3	__froe
frore	8	62	1880	3	_frore
furore	9	4	1001	3	furore
galore	7	35	1487	3	galore
gemote	9	46	1302	3	gemote
genome	9	43	1219	3	genome
genre	6	60	1680	3	ge_nre
geode	7	4	1259	3	ge_ode
gore	5	57	4496	3	__gore
hefter	12	43	1392	3	hefter
here	7	64	4710	3	he__re
hexone	16	28	923	3	hexone
hexose	16	26	784	3	hexose
ignore	7	26	906	3	ignore
infare	9	3	1308	3	infare
inform	11	3	1015	3	inform
jefe	14	65	1688	3	jef__e
kefir	12	45	791	3	kefir_
kefirs	13	39	665	3	kefirs
ketone	10	50	1453	3	ketone
ketose	10	57	1181	3	ketose
kore	8	58	3417	3	__kore
lefter	9	36	1343	3	lefter
leone	5	50	1882	3	le_one
lore	4	58	5035	3	__lore
meagre	9	34	932	3	meagre
memory	13	3	880	3	memory
mere	6	72	4444	3	me__re
metope	10	6	1112	3	metope
metre	7	48	2130	3	me_tre
more	6	71	5452	3	__more
oeuvre	9	3	281	3	oeuvre
ore	3	66	6183	3	___ore
oxford	17	6	366	3	oxford
pekoe	11	46	1236	3	peko_e
pere	6	64	5026	3	pe__re
perforce	15	4	496	3	perforce
perform	14	3	929	3	perform
peyote	11	3	985	3	peyote
piefort	12	4	954	3	piefort
pore	6	64	5126	3	__pore
prefire	12	40	1281	3	prefire
preform	14	3	962	3	preform
rebored	10	50	1588	3	rebored
rebores	9	53	1916	3	rebores
reborn	8	100	1696	3	reborn
recode	9	36	1871	3	recode
record	9	61	1743	3	record
recork	12	63	1549	3	recork
redone	7	48	2005	3	redone
reface	11	36	1635	3	reface
refer	8	48	2214	3	refer_
referee	10	16	1575	3	referee
refers	9	39	2108	3	refers
refile	9	51	2237	3	refile
refine	9	52	2569	3	refine
refired	11	51	1699	3	refired
refires	10	48	2031	3	refires
refold	10	38	1211	3	refold
reforest	11	3	996	3	reforest
reforged	13	26	870	3	reforged
reforges	12	24	933	3	reforges
reformed	14	24	960	3	reformed
reformer	13	21	795	3	reformer
reforms	12	3	982	3	reforms
refroze	19	5	622	3	refroze
refry	11	44	1246	3	ref_ry
refuge	10	53	1261	3	refuge
refuse	9	48	1751	3	refuse
refute	9	55	1570	3	refute
regorge	9	25	783	3	regorge
rehire	9	54	1586	3	rehire
remora	8	4	1459	3	remora
remorse	9	3	1171	3	remorse
remote	8	42	2260	3	remote
remove	11	61	1557	3	remove
report	8	53	2602	3	report
repose	8	41	2141	3	repose
rerose	6	33	2085	3	rerose
rescore	9	56	1620	3	rescore
resole	6	46	2418	3	resole
resorb	8	49	1435	3	resorb
resort	6	57	2862	3	resort
restore	7	58	2298	3	restore
retire	6	49	2701	3	retire
retorn	6	109	2343	3	retorn
retort	6	68	3115	3	retort
revere	9	46	2125	3	revere
revoke	13	52	1624	3	revoke
revote	9	49	1745	3	revote
rewire	9	54	2141	3	rewire
rewoke	13	395	2122	3	rewoke
reword	10	63	2141	3	reword
rework	13	66	1979	3	rework
reworn	9	81	2220	3	reworn
rewove	12	64	2008	3	rewove
rezone	15	38	1478	3	rezone
score	7	55	2674	3	_score
secure	8	5	1353	3	secure
sempre	10	27	1009	3	sempre
senor	5	38	2280	3	senor_
senora	6	32	1616	3	senora
senores	7	32	1811	3	senores
senors	6	36	2079	3	senors
sere	4	61	5347	3	se__re
setose	6	51	1477	3	setose
severe	9	40	1608	3	severe
shore	8	54	3265	3	_shore
snore	5	54	2495	3	_snore
sore	4	70	5953	3	__sore
splore	8	16	1130	3	splore
spore	7	54	2859	3	_spore
store	5	63	3381	3	_store
swore	8	49	2082	3	_swore
telford	11	4	516	3	telford
telome	8	3	1192	3	telome
tenor	5	36	2025	3	tenor_
tenors	6	32	1775	3	tenors
tenure	6	3	1161	3	tenure
tore	4	73	5932	3	__tore
upbore	10	24	788	3	upbore
uptore	8	27	945	3	uptore
veloce	11	3	1013	3	veloce
velure	9	3	977	3	velure
venire	9	35	1369	3	venire
venose	9	3	1084	3	venose
vetoer	9	34	1006	3	vetoer
welfare	13	3	572	3	welfare
were	7	62	3833	3	we__re
whore	11	60	1804	3	_whore
wore	7	71	4467	3	__wore
yore	7	63	3594	3	__yore
zaffre	21	35	466	3	zaffre

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	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	413	5.953	18934.3
3	Display Results	413	413	0.140	2950.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	413	6.483	27563.0