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
defend	11	39	1049	(None)
defends	12	35	877	1	defends
defund	11	44	798	1	defund
depend	10	35	1092	1	depend
deafen	10	38	967	2	deafen_
deafened	13	3	585	2	deafened
deafens	11	31	725	2	deafens
deaned	8	46	2045	2	deaned
decent	9	40	2370	2	decent
deed	6	53	4090	2	de_e_d
defang	11	3	775	2	defang
defeat	10	38	1716	2	defeat
defect	12	48	1617	2	defect
defence	13	3	989	2	defence
defenced	15	3	720	2	defenced
defended	14	3	722	2	defended
defender	13	3	729	2	defender
defense	11	3	750	2	defense
defensed	13	3	622	2	defensed
defer	9	46	1975	2	defe_r
defers	10	51	1694	2	defers
defied	11	50	1638	2	defied
define	10	47	1814	2	define
defined	12	38	1382	2	defined
defunds	12	37	675	2	defunds
deked	11	57	1853	2	deke_d
delead	8	41	1234	2	delead
deled	7	53	2654	2	dele_d
demand	10	43	1425	2	demand
dement	9	38	2515	2	dement
denned	8	42	1563	2	denned
depends	11	34	899	2	depends
desand	8	48	1263	2	desand
descend	11	24	815	2	descend
detent	7	36	2448	2	detent
dewed	10	50	2030	2	dewe_d
emend	8	62	1489	2	_emend
fend	8	48	3297	2	__fend
legend	8	3	769	2	legend
offend	13	36	566	2	offend
refed	9	39	2192	2	refe_d
refeed	10	47	1762	2	refeed
refind	10	47	1707	2	refind
refund	10	48	1030	2	refund
relend	7	61	1645	2	relend
remend	9	52	1655	2	remend
resend	7	50	1677	2	resend
addend	9	45	845	3	addend
adherend	13	4	386	3	adherend
amend	8	57	1775	3	_amend
append	11	3	827	3	append
ascend	9	42	973	3	ascend
attend	7	25	897	3	attend
augend	8	3	763	3	augend
beaned	9	56	2147	3	beaned
beefed	12	35	1087	3	beefed
been	6	53	3578	3	be_en_
befell	11	42	871	3	befell
befriend	14	4	326	3	befriend
behead	12	3	992	3	behead
beheld	12	3	641	3	beheld
behind	12	3	806	3	behind
bend	7	64	3526	3	__bend
beyond	12	3	707	3	beyond
blend	8	53	1745	3	_blend
ceded	9	61	1856	3	cede_d
cement	10	33	2167	3	cement
cered	8	52	2744	3	cere_d
chefed	15	50	1056	3	chefe_d
daffed	14	42	949	3	daffed
damned	10	42	1291	3	damned
dared	7	59	3501	3	dare_d
darned	8	50	1848	3	darned
dated	7	55	3099	3	date_d
daven	9	49	1647	3	daven_
davened	12	46	1007	3	davened
davens	10	46	1291	3	davens
dawed	10	62	2281	3	dawe_d
dawen	9	54	1372	3	dawen_
dawned	11	39	1209	3	dawned
dazed	16	59	1936	3	daze_d
dead	6	54	3424	3	d__ead
deaden	8	37	1432	3	deaden_
deadened	11	3	723	3	deadened
deadens	9	34	1069	3	deadens
deafer	10	41	1481	3	deafe_r
deafest	11	29	1151	3	deafest
dean	5	60	3948	3	de_an_
deans	6	61	3139	3	de_ans
deaved	11	49	1655	3	deaved
debeak	13	3	676	3	debeak
debeard	11	3	735	3	debeard
debone	9	37	1478	3	debone
deboned	11	34	1163	3	deboned
debunk	13	6	511	3	debunk
decane	9	38	1887	3	decane
decant	9	35	2422	3	decant
deceit	9	30	1821	3	deceit
decency	15	3	745	3	decency
decern	9	13	1095	3	decern
decerned	12	3	726	3	decerned
decerns	10	11	905	3	decerns
decked	14	52	1762	3	decked
decreed	11	27	1026	3	decreed
dedans	8	59	1507	3	dedans
dee	4	76	6582	3	de_e__
deeded	9	46	1554	3	deeded
deeds	7	54	2376	3	de_eds
deedy	10	43	1589	3	de_edy
deem	7	54	3289	3	de_e_m
deemed	10	47	1306	3	deemed
deems	8	54	2177	3	de_ems
deep	7	60	3188	3	de_e_p
deepen	9	33	919	3	deepen_
deepened	12	3	566	3	deepened
deepens	10	30	781	3	deepens
deeps	8	49	2177	3	de_eps
deer	5	67	3902	3	de_e_r
deers	6	49	3052	3	de_ers
dees	5	63	5663	3	de_e_s
deet	5	73	5658	3	de_e_t
deets	6	53	3024	3	de_ets
def	7	65	4672	3	def___
deface	12	31	1386	3	deface
defaced	14	29	1097	3	defaced
defame	12	32	1243	3	defame
defamed	14	30	983	3	defamed
defanged	14	3	543	3	defanged
defangs	12	3	536	3	defangs
defat	9	54	2669	3	def_at
defats	10	51	1455	3	defats
defeated	13	28	1216	3	defeated
defeats	11	35	1123	3	defeats
defected	15	28	997	3	defected
defects	13	45	1152	3	defects
defences	14	3	963	3	defences
defendant	14	4	544	3	defend~~ant~~
defenders	14	3	636	3	defend~~ers~~
defending	15	29	835	3	defend~~ing~~
defenses	12	3	791	3	defenses
deferent	12	27	1287	3	deferent
deferred	13	10	636	3	deferred
deffer	13	44	1130	3	deffer
deffest	14	30	881	3	deffest
defi	8	63	2149	3	def__i
defiant	11	3	1192	3	defiant
defier	10	51	1865	3	defier
defiers	11	39	1399	3	defiers
defies	10	46	2405	3	defies
defile	10	52	1666	3	defile
defiled	12	40	1310	3	defiled
definer	11	44	1377	3	definer
defines	11	41	1868	3	defines
defis	9	67	1750	3	def_is
deflea	10	3	744	3	deflea
defleaed	13	4	495	3	defleaed
defleas	11	4	722	3	defleas
deflect	13	39	997	3	deflect
deflexed	20	4	388	3	deflexed
defoam	12	3	856	3	defoam
defog	10	4	852	3	def_og
defogs	11	5	668	3	defogs
deform	12	5	962	3	deform
defrag	11	3	646	3	defrag
defraud	12	4	391	3	defraud
defray	13	3	764	3	defray
deft	8	55	4022	3	def__t
defter	10	42	1592	3	defter
deftest	11	26	1171	3	deftest
deftly	13	3	653	3	deftly
defuel	10	34	893	3	defuel
defueled	13	7	451	3	defueled
defuels	11	29	698	3	defuels
defunct	13	4	577	3	defunct
defunded	14	3	516	3	defunded
defuse	10	57	1272	3	defuse
defused	12	52	1109	3	defused
defuze	19	48	784	3	defuze
defuzed	21	44	704	3	defuzed
defy	11	49	2126	3	def__y
defying	15	32	882	3	defying
degender	11	3	689	3	degender
degerm	10	3	789	3	degerm
degreed	10	25	888	3	degreed
deiced	10	42	1448	3	deiced
deified	12	31	1241	3	deified
deign	7	43	1280	3	deign_
deigned	10	3	750	3	deigned
deigns	8	38	998	3	deigns
deject	16	45	1284	3	deject
deke	9	52	2876	3	deke__
dekeing	13	35	835	3	dekeing
dekes	10	52	2445	3	deke_s
deking	12	56	1455	3	deking
dele	5	68	4308	3	dele__
deleads	9	37	970	3	deleads
deleing	9	33	1395	3	deleing
deles	6	51	3925	3	dele_s
delete	7	36	2070	3	delete
deleted	9	33	1491	3	deleted
delved	11	41	1275	3	delved
demands	11	43	1141	3	demands
deme	7	65	3628	3	deme__
demean	9	5	1056	3	demean
demeaned	12	3	728	3	demeaned
demeans	10	3	972	3	demeans
demented	12	3	1127	3	demented
dements	10	30	1662	3	dements
demes	8	60	3269	3	deme_s
demesne	10	3	557	3	demesne
demoed	10	37	1344	3	demoed
demon	8	65	2031	3	demon_
demons	9	49	1772	3	demons
den	4	75	5434	3	d__en_
dene	5	66	4341	3	d__ene
denes	6	56	3972	3	dene_s
deni	5	69	2939	3	d__eni
denied	8	43	1863	3	denied
dens	5	59	4507	3	d__ens
dent	5	71	5841	3	d__ent
dented	8	41	2051	3	dented
deny	8	60	2712	3	d__eny
deodand	10	3	571	3	deodand
depended	13	3	798	3	depended
deperm	11	3	936	3	deperm
depone	9	36	1655	3	depone
deponed	11	37	1287	3	deponed
dere	5	68	4590	3	dere__
desands	9	48	1016	3	desands
descends	12	26	698	3	descends
descent	10	26	1629	3	descent
desert	7	27	2549	3	desert
desex	13	3	1198	3	dese_x
desexed	16	3	618	3	desexed
desmid	10	4	836	3	desmid
despond	11	3	751	3	despond
detect	9	42	1740	3	detect
detente	8	33	1360	3	detente
detents	8	36	1515	3	detents
deter	6	50	2804	3	dete_r
deters	7	47	2468	3	deters
detest	7	41	2284	3	detest
deuced	10	41	1212	3	deuced
devein	10	3	914	3	devein
deveined	13	3	667	3	deveined
deveins	11	3	881	3	deveins
devel	9	42	1712	3	deve_l
develed	12	36	1193	3	develed
devels	10	43	1390	3	devels
devest	10	44	1870	3	devest
devoid	11	8	936	3	devoid
devon	9	51	1368	3	devon_
devons	10	45	1225	3	devons
dewan	9	57	1804	3	dewan_
dewans	10	52	1514	3	dewans
dewing	11	41	1570	3	dewing
dexes	13	52	2451	3	dexe_s
dezinc	18	3	605	3	dezinc
diced	9	58	2468	3	dice_d
died	6	61	3785	3	d_ie_d
diene	6	57	2013	3	d_iene
dieted	8	31	1549	3	diete_d
diked	11	50	2468	3	dike_d
dined	7	64	3199	3	dine_d
dinned	8	43	1761	3	dinned
dispend	11	28	941	3	dispend
distend	9	33	1207	3	distend
dived	10	63	2137	3	dive_d
dizen	15	52	1493	3	dizen_
dizened	18	26	733	3	dizened
dizens	16	49	1139	3	dizens
docent	9	29	1868	3	docent
doffed	14	42	850	3	doffed
doled	7	54	3091	3	dole_d
domed	9	54	2326	3	dome_d
donned	8	50	1574	3	donned
doped	9	53	2671	3	dope_d
dosed	7	66	2691	3	dose_d
doted	7	52	2707	3	dote_d
doven	9	47	1855	3	doven_
dovened	12	38	906	3	dovened
dovens	10	44	1390	3	dovens
dowed	10	46	3261	3	dowe_d
downed	11	53	1478	3	downed
doyen	9	50	1441	3	doyen_
doyens	10	48	1022	3	doyens
dozed	16	56	1935	3	doze_d
dozen	15	50	1747	3	dozen_
dozened	18	37	745	3	dozened
dozens	16	46	1246	3	dozens
dread	7	44	1902	3	d_read
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dried	7	53	2138	3	drie_d
droned	8	46	1686	3	droned
drownd	11	47	831	3	drownd
duded	8	44	1713	3	dude_d
dueled	8	48	1366	3	duele_d
duende	8	3	692	3	d_uende
dueted	8	41	1359	3	duete_d
duked	11	52	1846	3	duke_d
dunned	8	50	1552	3	dunned
duped	9	51	1832	3	dupe_d
dured	7	50	2540	3	dure_d
durned	8	41	1317	3	durned
dwined	11	46	1021	3	dwined
dyed	9	67	2076	3	d_ye_d
dyeweed	15	4	320	3	dyeweed
dyked	14	53	1095	3	dyke_d
edged	8	55	1453	3	edge_d
effendi	14	4	242	3	effendi
eked	9	67	1802	3	_eke_d
eland	6	58	2039	3	_eland
emends	9	57	1143	3	_emends
end	4	68	3435	3	___end
even	7	52	2227	3	_even_
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evens	8	48	1710	3	_evens
event	8	59	2444	3	_event
exed	12	54	2059	3	_exe_d
expend	16	24	750	3	expend
extend	14	26	752	3	extend
eyed	8	66	2323	3	_eye_d
eyen	7	62	2366	3	_eyen_
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feed	8	45	3890	3	__feed
fen	6	68	5135	3	__fen_
fends	9	63	2497	3	__fends
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feud	8	65	2302	3	__feud
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fiend	9	53	1298	3	_fiend
fifed	12	51	1597	3	fife_d
find	8	75	3260	3	__find
fond	8	63	3095	3	__fond
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forfend	14	3	541	3	forfend
friend	10	38	893	3	friend
fund	8	56	2498	3	__fund
geed	6	54	3550	3	ge_e_d
gerent	7	32	2310	3	gerent
gerund	8	3	616	3	gerund
headend	12	39	836	3	headend
heed	8	64	3760	3	he_e_d
hefted	13	49	1142	3	hefted
hewed	12	56	1943	3	hewe_d
hexed	16	56	1576	3	hexe_d
impend	11	47	879	3	impend
intend	7	23	1037	3	intend
jeaned	14	38	1346	3	jeaned
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jewed	16	51	1483	3	jewe_d
keen	8	48	3041	3	ke_en_
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keens	9	57	2118	3	ke_ens
kenned	11	44	1127	3	kenned
kerfed	14	35	823	3	kerfe_d
kerned	11	41	1293	3	kerned
ketene	10	66	1300	3	ketene
keyed	13	6	939	3	keye_d
lagend	8	3	874	3	lagend
leafed	10	57	1387	3	leafe_d
leaned	7	34	2254	3	leaned
leben	7	3	1485	3	leben_
lebens	8	3	1009	3	lebens
legends	9	3	607	3	legends
lend	5	62	3367	3	__lend
leveed	10	41	1137	3	leveed
meed	7	49	3470	3	me_e_d
melena	8	11	1047	3	melena
mend	7	53	3403	3	__mend
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mewed	11	52	1801	3	mewe_d
need	5	49	3415	3	ne_e_d
neoned	7	3	1149	3	neoned
nereid	7	3	1293	3	nereid
offed	12	35	916	3	offe_d
offends	14	23	429	3	offends
peed	7	62	3918	3	pe_e_d
peen	6	59	3808	3	pe_en_
peened	9	43	1816	3	pe_ened
peens	7	64	2819	3	pe_ens
peined	9	49	1884	3	peined
pend	7	59	3453	3	__pend
penned	9	42	1761	3	penned
perpend	12	25	935	3	perpend
prebend	12	31	944	3	prebend
prefund	13	3	573	3	prefund
pretend	10	40	1101	3	pretend
rebind	9	44	1693	3	rebind
reblend	10	3	665	3	reblend
recent	8	36	3085	3	recent
reded	7	48	2912	3	rede_d
redeny	10	27	1273	3	redeny
reed	5	55	4962	3	re_e_d
reefed	10	38	1658	3	reefed
refect	11	43	1933	3	refect
refeeds	11	36	897	3	refeeds
refeel	9	39	1324	3	refeel
refel	8	49	2081	3	refe_l
refell	9	42	1444	3	refell
refels	9	46	1805	3	refels
refelt	9	45	2142	3	refelt
refence	12	3	1224	3	refence
refenced	14	3	900	3	refenced
refer	8	48	2214	3	refe_r
refers	9	39	2108	3	refers
reffed	13	47	1251	3	reffed
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refine	9	52	2569	3	refine
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refold	10	38	1211	3	refold
refound	11	5	741	3	refound
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regent	7	41	2767	3	regent
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reland	7	59	2043	3	reland
relends	8	40	1325	3	relends
relent	6	44	3185	3	relent
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rend	5	61	3657	3	__rend
repand	9	53	1606	3	repand
repent	8	47	2887	3	repent
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reseed	7	48	2329	3	reseed
resends	8	35	1371	3	resends
resent	6	38	3362	3	resent
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reweld	10	37	1111	3	reweld
rewind	10	47	1588	3	rewind
scend	8	55	1629	3	_scend
second	9	4	1115	3	second
secund	9	3	710	3	secund
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seen	4	69	4312	3	se_en_
seined	7	40	2306	3	seined
selfed	10	3	1091	3	selfe_d
semen	7	57	2410	3	semen_
semens	8	46	1697	3	semens
send	5	52	3729	3	__send
sered	6	57	3729	3	sere_d
serene	6	35	2235	3	serene
seven	8	41	1831	3	seven_
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sewed	9	53	2516	3	sewe_d
sexed	13	66	1854	3	sexe_d
shend	9	47	1997	3	_shend
spend	8	56	1933	3	_spend
teed	5	54	3926	3	te_e_d
teen	4	59	3820	3	te_en_
teens	5	62	2748	3	te_ens
teeny	8	54	1788	3	te_eny
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trend	6	48	1745	3	_trend
unbend	9	26	977	3	unbend
unfed	9	46	1422	3	unfe_d
unfond	10	14	911	3	unfond
unkend	11	30	922	3	unkend
upend	8	50	1104	3	_upend
upsend	9	35	688	3	upsend
veena	8	19	1232	3	ve_ena
veined	10	44	1391	3	veined
vend	8	66	2642	3	__vend
venene	9	29	1252	3	venene
vexed	16	57	1311	3	vexe_d
weaned	10	38	1615	3	weaned
webfed	15	3	503	3	webfe_d
weed	8	56	3751	3	we_e_d
weekend	15	3	339	3	weekend
ween	7	58	3546	3	we_en_
weened	10	40	1373	3	we_ened
weens	8	52	2405	3	we_ens
weeny	11	53	1616	3	we_eny
wend	8	53	3045	3	__wend
wifed	12	51	1774	3	wife_d
yeaned	10	38	1390	3	yeaned
yearend	11	28	570	3	yearend
yenned	10	40	938	3	yenned

Search took 10 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	0.750	238254.7
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	489	8.436	13361.3
3	Display Results	489	489	0.313	1562.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	489	9.499	18811.6