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

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

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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
mays	9	69	4002	(None)
ays	6	70	5029	1	_ays
bays	9	71	4391	1	bays
cays	9	54	3767	1	cays
days	8	76	3713	1	days
fays	10	85	3536	1	fays
gays	8	73	3802	1	gays
hays	10	61	3807	1	hays
jays	14	63	2834	1	jays
kays	11	60	3219	1	kays
lays	7	60	4325	1	lays
macs	8	67	4250	1	macs
mads	7	68	4536	1	mads
maes	6	69	4839	1	maes
mags	7	54	4452	1	mags
mans	6	63	5453	1	mans
maps	8	61	4104	1	maps
mars	6	62	6186	1	mars
mas	5	81	7581	1	ma_s
mass	6	60	4493	1	mass
mats	6	54	6028	1	mats
maws	9	64	3713	1	maws
may	8	87	5762	1	may_
maya	9	58	2458	1	maya
mayas	10	59	2438	1	mayas
mayo	9	65	2429	1	mayo
mayos	10	55	2193	1	mayos
mayst	10	66	2267	1	mayst
nays	7	59	3159	1	nays
pays	9	59	4022	1	pays
rays	7	76	4235	1	rays
says	7	59	4210	1	says
ways	10	77	3795	1	ways
yays	10	57	2891	1	yays
aahs	7	164	2856	2	aahs
aals	4	99	4114	2	aals
aas	3	109	7539	2	_aas
abs	5	93	5607	2	_abs
abys	9	72	2188	2	abys
ads	4	97	5573	2	_ads
ags	4	75	5166	2	_ags
ahs	6	86	4482	2	_ahs
ais	3	90	8357	2	_ais
als	3	66	6302	2	_als
amahs	10	78	1906	2	amahs
amas	6	77	4629	2	amas
amass	7	71	1968	2	amass
amis	6	64	4531	2	amis
amps	8	62	3034	2	amps
amus	6	55	2961	2	amus
amyl	9	55	1509	2	amyl
amyls	10	45	1268	2	amyls
ars	3	76	7093	2	_ars
as	2	110	8307	2	_a_s
ass	3	78	4406	2	_ass
ay	5	117	7389	2	_ay_
aye	6	71	5176	2	_aye
ayes	7	65	4351	2	_ayes
baas	6	68	4467	2	baas
bads	7	70	4886	2	bads
bags	7	66	4550	2	bags
bals	6	63	5404	2	bals
bams	8	70	4445	2	bams
bans	6	65	5513	2	bans
baps	8	60	4084	2	baps
bars	6	65	6409	2	bars
bas	5	86	8175	2	ba_s
bass	6	61	4678	2	bass
bats	6	69	6233	2	bats
bay	8	96	6164	2	bay_
beys	9	138	2955	2	beys
boys	9	67	3733	2	boys
brays	10	67	2311	2	brays
buys	9	57	2679	2	buys
bys	8	52	2946	2	_bys
cabs	8	67	3942	2	cabs
cads	7	61	4452	2	cads
cams	8	70	4728	2	cams
cans	6	50	5084	2	cans
caps	8	71	4789	2	caps
cars	6	73	6476	2	cars
cats	6	63	5634	2	cats
caws	9	60	3610	2	caws
cay	8	71	5598	2	cay_
chays	13	53	1974	2	chays
clays	10	55	2133	2	clays
coys	9	75	3724	2	coys
dabs	7	71	3940	2	dabs
dads	6	74	4277	2	dads
dags	6	66	4259	2	dags
dahs	8	82	3181	2	dahs
dais	5	70	4070	2	dais
daks	9	71	3060	2	daks
dals	5	71	4512	2	dals
dams	7	74	4437	2	dams
dans	5	67	4814	2	dans
daps	7	72	3916	2	daps
daws	8	66	3824	2	daws
day	7	62	5411	2	day_
deys	8	50	2747	2	deys
drays	9	58	1977	2	drays
drys	8	63	1480	2	drys
ears	4	63	5659	2	ears
easy	7	62	2449	2	easy
eats	4	70	5487	2	eats
embays	13	140	832	2	embays
emmys	12	44	602	2	emmys
eyas	7	64	2743	2	eyas
fabs	9	86	3586	2	fabs
fads	8	69	3987	2	fads
fags	8	69	3912	2	fags
fans	7	62	4736	2	fans
fas	6	82	6293	2	fa_s
fats	7	62	5250	2	fats
fay	9	74	5486	2	fay_
flays	11	63	2105	2	flays
foys	10	56	2829	2	foys
frays	11	69	2010	2	frays
gabs	7	67	4042	2	gabs
gads	6	78	4338	2	gads
gaes	5	63	4803	2	gaes
gags	6	64	4106	2	gags
gals	5	79	4650	2	gals
gamays	12	63	1090	2	gamays
gams	7	66	4888	2	gams
gaps	7	60	4297	2	gaps
gars	5	57	5074	2	gars
gas	4	88	7025	2	ga_s
gats	5	67	5344	2	gats
gay	7	68	5649	2	gay_
goys	8	63	2841	2	goys
grays	9	56	2133	2	grays
guys	8	50	1964	2	guys
haes	7	76	5102	2	haes
hags	8	67	4084	2	hags
hahs	10	83	3336	2	hahs
hams	9	64	4613	2	hams
haps	9	64	4346	2	haps
has	6	73	7265	2	ha_s
hats	7	68	5825	2	hats
haws	10	64	3944	2	haws
hay	9	73	5877	2	hay_
hoys	10	77	3393	2	hoys
imams	9	15	1110	2	imams
jabs	13	58	3009	2	jabs
jags	12	61	3279	2	jags
jams	13	52	3107	2	jams
jars	11	73	3835	2	jars
jaws	14	50	2729	2	jaws
jay	13	62	4267	2	jay_
joys	14	66	2466	2	joys
kaas	8	65	3184	2	kaas
kabs	10	71	3084	2	kabs
kaes	8	57	3406	2	kaes
kafs	11	64	2374	2	kafs
kas	7	70	5858	2	ka_s
kats	8	59	4433	2	kats
kay	10	67	4554	2	kay_
kayo	11	64	1755	2	kayo
kayos	12	77	1470	2	kayos
keys	11	63	2216	2	keys
labs	6	71	4512	2	labs
lacs	6	69	4248	2	lacs
lads	5	65	4913	2	lads
lags	5	65	4622	2	lags
lams	6	65	5226	2	lams
laps	6	68	4887	2	laps
lars	4	69	5657	2	lars
las	3	72	8147	2	la_s
lass	4	74	4454	2	lass
lats	4	59	6270	2	lats
lavs	7	67	3415	2	lavs
laws	7	64	4168	2	laws
lay	6	88	6535	2	lay_
leys	7	64	3018	2	leys
ma	4	100	6065	2	ma__
maar	6	60	2505	2	maar
maars	7	46	2163	2	maars
mabe	8	57	3334	2	mabe
mabes	9	63	3153	2	mabes
mac	7	80	5392	2	ma_c
mace	8	73	4578	2	mace
maces	9	71	3996	2	maces
mach	11	61	3447	2	mach
machs	12	57	2256	2	machs
mack	12	57	3364	2	mack
macks	13	51	2760	2	macks
mad	6	89	5870	2	ma_d
made	7	54	4023	2	made
mae	5	76	5910	2	ma_e
mag	6	79	5647	2	ma_g
mage	7	57	3912	2	mage
mages	8	50	3602	2	mages
magi	7	63	2952	2	magi
magus	8	53	1875	2	magus
maid	7	55	3763	2	maid
maids	8	63	2713	2	maids
mail	6	55	4343	2	mail
mails	7	60	3777	2	mails
maim	8	58	3147	2	maim
maims	9	63	2178	2	maims
main	6	53	4550	2	main
mains	7	56	3509	2	mains
mair	6	61	3376	2	mair
mairs	7	62	2829	2	mairs
maist	7	55	3567	2	maist
make	10	55	3788	2	make
makes	11	53	3685	2	makes
mako	10	56	2235	2	mako
makos	11	65	1836	2	makos
male	6	60	5229	2	male
males	7	50	4979	2	males
mall	6	46	3936	2	mall
malls	7	62	3343	2	malls
malm	8	51	2997	2	malm
malms	9	50	2155	2	malms
malt	6	62	5480	2	malt
malts	7	63	3175	2	malts
mama	8	62	3158	2	mama
mamas	9	59	3077	2	mamas
mameys	13	44	952	2	mameys
man	5	74	6585	2	ma_n
mana	6	53	4194	2	mana
manas	7	62	4042	2	manas
mane	6	50	5201	2	mane
manes	7	66	4895	2	manes
mano	6	65	3679	2	mano
manos	7	49	3361	2	manos
manse	7	55	2822	2	manse
manus	7	59	2492	2	manus
many	9	57	3184	2	many
map	7	72	5511	2	ma_p
mar	5	79	6594	2	ma_r
mara	6	74	4456	2	mara
maras	7	54	4328	2	maras
marc	8	70	3462	2	marc
marcs	9	57	2662	2	marcs
mare	6	47	5932	2	mare
mares	7	64	5763	2	mares
mark	10	51	3805	2	mark
marks	11	59	3348	2	marks
marl	6	63	4161	2	marl
marls	7	55	3516	2	marls
marse	7	62	3115	2	marse
marsh	10	53	2085	2	marsh
mart	6	68	6597	2	mart
marts	7	74	4223	2	marts
masa	6	50	3471	2	masa
masas	7	56	3041	2	masas
mash	9	60	3939	2	mash
mask	10	52	2735	2	mask
masks	11	53	2053	2	masks
massa	7	55	1892	2	massa
masse	7	51	2529	2	masse
massy	10	45	1896	2	massy
mast	6	59	5995	2	mast
masts	7	70	3576	2	masts
mat	5	80	8393	2	ma_t
mate	6	51	5421	2	mate
mates	7	52	5136	2	mates
mateys	11	56	1094	2	mateys
math	9	54	3744	2	math
maths	10	56	2402	2	maths
matt	6	57	5265	2	matt
matts	7	68	2918	2	matts
maud	7	53	2539	2	maud
mauds	8	55	1927	2	mauds
maul	6	48	3071	2	maul
mauls	7	65	2495	2	mauls
maun	6	57	2720	2	maun
maut	6	54	4844	2	maut
mauts	7	59	2719	2	mauts
mavis	10	56	2272	2	mavis
maw	8	70	5009	2	ma_w
mawn	9	44	2413	2	mawn
max	12	90	4544	2	ma_x
maxes	14	56	2953	2	maxes
maxi	13	70	2355	2	maxi
maxis	14	57	2156	2	maxis
mayan	10	56	1690	2	mayan
maybe	12	3	1112	2	maybe
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mayed	11	55	2240	2	mayed
mayest	11	46	1479	2	mayest
mayor	10	66	1662	2	mayor
mayors	11	57	1419	2	mayors
maze	15	54	3497	2	maze
mazes	16	56	3217	2	mazes
mazy	18	64	1969	2	mazy
meads	8	54	2532	2	meads
meals	7	59	3337	2	meals
means	7	58	3122	2	means
meats	7	50	3405	2	meats
meds	7	57	3536	2	meds
megs	7	55	3063	2	megs
mels	6	59	4153	2	mels
mems	8	59	3150	2	mems
mess	6	59	3243	2	mess
mews	9	66	2933	2	mews
mhos	9	55	1777	2	mhos
mibs	8	53	3046	2	mibs
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mids	7	65	4177	2	mids
migs	7	69	3531	2	migs
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mips	8	55	3407	2	mips
mirs	6	69	4056	2	mirs
mis	5	81	6261	2	m_is
miss	6	53	3941	2	miss
moans	7	46	2436	2	moans
moas	6	55	4534	2	moas
moats	7	58	2764	2	moats
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mocs	8	58	3490	2	mocs
mods	7	79	4505	2	mods
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mols	6	59	4857	2	mols
moms	8	65	3948	2	moms
mons	6	81	5225	2	mons
moos	6	60	5130	2	moos
mops	8	59	4013	2	mops
morays	11	46	1388	2	morays
mors	6	59	5006	2	mors
mos	5	70	6712	2	m_os
moss	6	76	4103	2	moss
mots	6	68	5316	2	mots
mows	9	63	4083	2	mows
muds	7	55	3065	2	muds
mugs	7	62	3204	2	mugs
mums	8	57	3277	2	mums
muns	6	55	3591	2	muns
mus	5	59	4675	2	m_us
muss	6	49	3376	2	muss
muts	6	48	3998	2	muts
my	7	81	2565	2	m_y_
myc	10	65	1950	2	m_yc
mycs	11	53	1429	2	mycs
nabs	6	62	3619	2	nabs
nags	5	54	3602	2	nags
nans	4	61	3939	2	nans
naos	4	74	2973	2	naos
naps	6	62	3858	2	naps
nay	6	69	5277	2	nay_
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oaks	8	65	2790	2	oaks
oars	4	68	4603	2	oars
oats	4	65	5421	2	oats
ofays	11	48	892	2	ofays
okays	12	60	944	2	okays
pacs	8	58	4218	2	pacs
pads	7	67	4295	2	pads
pals	6	69	5135	2	pals
pams	8	56	4176	2	pams
pans	6	58	5572	2	pans
paps	8	64	4345	2	paps
pars	6	75	6079	2	pars
pas	5	87	7574	2	pa_s
pass	6	52	3995	2	pass
pats	6	64	6085	2	pats
paws	9	60	3818	2	paws
pay	8	84	6118	2	pay_
plays	10	63	2077	2	plays
prays	10	50	2243	2	prays
pyas	9	62	2570	2	pyas
qats	13	53	3134	2	qats
quays	17	46	1204	2	quays
rads	5	60	4660	2	rads
rags	5	54	4837	2	rags
rais	4	52	5262	2	rais
rams	6	59	5077	2	rams
raps	6	62	4773	2	raps
ras	3	75	7539	2	ra_s
rats	4	62	6037	2	rats
raws	7	52	3821	2	raws
ray	6	63	6199	2	ray_
raya	7	52	2482	2	raya
rayas	8	59	2205	2	rayas
ryas	7	72	2461	2	ryas
sabs	6	66	4374	2	sabs
sacs	6	57	3907	2	sacs
sags	5	59	4840	2	sags
sals	4	68	5167	2	sals
sans	4	51	5335	2	sans
saps	6	53	4637	2	saps
sass	4	50	3562	2	sass
saws	7	58	3948	2	saws
say	6	72	6476	2	say_
sayst	8	53	2200	2	sayst
shays	11	60	2143	2	shays
slays	8	57	2368	2	slays
soys	7	52	3393	2	soys
spays	10	55	2051	2	spays
stays	8	60	2202	2	stays
sways	11	55	1846	2	sways
tabs	6	68	4298	2	tabs
tads	5	71	4394	2	tads
tags	5	55	4523	2	tags
tams	6	72	4793	2	tams
tans	4	61	5481	2	tans
taos	4	55	4100	2	taos
taps	6	60	5067	2	taps
tars	4	67	6395	2	tars
tas	3	84	7710	2	ta_s
tass	4	56	4057	2	tass
tats	4	68	5813	2	tats
taus	4	63	4273	2	taus
tavs	7	56	3097	2	tavs
taws	7	56	4159	2	taws
toys	7	80	3634	2	toys
trays	8	56	2343	2	trays
vacs	9	62	2620	2	vacs
vans	7	62	3672	2	vans
vars	7	57	4207	2	vars
vas	6	77	5577	2	va_s
vats	7	68	4174	2	vats
vaus	7	59	2892	2	vaus
vavs	10	57	2043	2	vavs
vaws	10	55	2732	2	vaws
wabs	9	73	3723	2	wabs
wads	8	73	4314	2	wads
waes	7	60	4860	2	waes
wags	8	61	4055	2	wags
wans	7	64	5226	2	wans
waps	9	66	4208	2	waps
wars	7	86	5980	2	wars
was	6	87	6756	2	wa_s
wats	7	75	5588	2	wats
waws	10	68	3490	2	waws
way	9	67	5766	2	way_
whys	13	70	1166	2	whys
yags	8	66	3229	2	yags
yaks	11	60	2520	2	yaks
yams	9	53	3073	2	yams
yaps	9	59	3352	2	yaps
yaws	10	55	3121	2	yaws
yay	9	69	4871	2	yay_
zags	14	68	2668	2	zags
zaps	15	68	2689	2	zaps
zas	12	69	4683	2	za_s

Search took 2 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	29872	0.060	2978183.3
2	DLD Change Limit	29872	439	0.986	30296.1
3	Display Results	439	439	0.110	3990.9
	(SQL Overall)	178691	439	1.156	154577.0