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

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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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397 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
western	10	29	1110	(None)
wester	9	42	2289	1	wester_
westerns	11	32	896	1	westerns
westers	10	52	2196	1	westers
yestern	10	33	864	1	yestern
astern	6	48	1581	2	_astern
cistern	9	33	1070	2	cistern
eastern	7	44	1253	2	eastern
ester	5	47	2771	2	_ester_
esters	6	46	2773	2	_esters
extern	13	4	847	2	_extern
fester	9	47	2351	2	fester_
festers	10	41	2139	2	festers
jester	13	43	1915	2	jester_
jesters	14	41	1819	2	jesters
lectern	9	3	703	2	lectern
nester	6	41	2418	2	nester_
nesters	7	44	2279	2	nesters
pastern	9	44	1506	2	pastern
pester	8	48	2759	2	pester_
pesters	9	38	2709	2	pesters
postern	9	36	1561	2	postern
rester	6	38	3243	2	rester_
resters	7	41	3040	2	resters
stern	5	53	1912	2	__stern
tester	6	42	2715	2	tester_
testers	7	41	2454	2	testers
waster	9	52	2894	2	waster_
wasters	10	40	2659	2	wasters
wastery	13	46	1099	2	wastery
webster	12	3	609	2	webster_
websters	13	3	580	2	websters
welter	9	34	1738	2	welter_
welters	10	35	1606	2	welters
westered	12	25	1187	2	westered
westering	13	21	1264	2	westering
westerly	14	4	555	2	westerly
westerner	12	4	496	2	westerner
wetter	9	39	1944	2	wetter_
wetters	10	38	1775	2	wetters
wrester	10	28	1241	2	wrester_
wresters	11	27	1173	2	wresters
yester	9	34	1798	2	yester_
zester	15	36	1779	2	zester_
zesters	16	35	1729	2	zesters
aster	5	54	3489	3	_aster_
asters	6	56	3160	3	_asters
austere	7	3	1299	3	austere
baster	8	53	3360	3	baster_
basters	9	49	3031	3	basters
beaten	8	46	1706	3	beate_n
beater	8	47	2939	3	beater_
beaters	9	49	2504	3	beaters
belter	8	47	2096	3	belter_
belters	9	38	1941	3	belters
bestead	10	38	912	3	bestead
bested	9	49	2276	3	beste_d
bestir	8	3	1116	3	bestir_
bestirs	9	3	1113	3	bestirs
bestrew	12	4	800	3	bestrew
bestrewn	13	4	333	3	bestrewn
better	8	47	2370	3	better_
betters	9	44	2209	3	betters
bister	8	49	2276	3	bister_
bisters	9	39	2261	3	bisters
bittern	9	48	1068	3	bittern
buster	8	47	2649	3	buster_
busters	9	47	2413	3	busters
casern	8	47	1331	3	cas_ern
caster	8	52	3257	3	caster_
casters	9	47	2990	3	casters
center	8	44	2141	3	center_
centers	9	44	2060	3	centers
cisterna	10	37	637	3	cisterna
cisterns	10	36	958	3	cisterns
cittern	9	33	914	3	cittern
coster	8	43	3129	3	coster_
costers	9	41	2834	3	costers
cystein	12	4	605	3	cystein
decern	9	13	1095	3	de_cern
defter	10	42	1592	3	defter_
desert	7	27	2549	3	des_ert
dessert	8	29	1645	3	dessert
destain	8	4	1208	3	destain
deter	6	50	2804	3	de_ter_
deters	7	47	2468	3	de_ters
deuteron	9	4	600	3	deuteron
dexter	14	38	1089	3	dexter_
diester	8	30	1368	3	diester_
diesters	9	25	1360	3	diesters
discern	10	3	849	3	discern
duster	7	49	1972	3	duster_
dusters	8	49	1836	3	dusters
easter	6	50	2798	3	easter_
easters	7	51	2568	3	easters
eaten	5	53	2305	3	_eate_n
eater	5	46	3984	3	_eater_
eaters	6	55	3595	3	_eaters
eatery	9	53	1635	3	_eatery
enter	5	47	2638	3	_enter_
entera	6	42	1683	3	_entera
enteron	7	3	1334	3	_enteron
enters	6	44	2564	3	_enters
esker	9	44	1298	3	_esker_
eskers	10	53	1222	3	_eskers
esteem	8	3	881	3	_esteem
estrin	6	3	1592	3	_estrin
eterne	6	3	1172	3	_e_terne
externe	14	3	857	3	_externe
externs	14	3	823	3	_externs
fasten	9	51	1489	3	faste_n
faster	9	46	2577	3	faster_
feaster	10	8	1298	3	feaster_
feasters	11	5	1156	3	feasters
feater	9	52	2405	3	feater_
festered	12	25	1211	3	festered
festering	13	24	1317	3	festering
festoon	10	3	767	3	festoon
fetter	9	41	2038	3	fetter_
fetters	10	35	1790	3	fetters
foster	9	43	2222	3	foster_
fosters	10	42	2010	3	fosters
gaster	7	50	2735	3	gaster_
gasters	8	56	2430	3	gasters
geste	6	59	2069	3	geste__
gestes	7	57	2139	3	geste_s
gesture	8	3	924	3	gesture
getter	7	41	1761	3	getter_
getters	8	42	1610	3	getters
gittern	8	33	750	3	gittern
hasten	9	57	1856	3	haste_n
heater	9	48	2830	3	heater_
heaters	10	42	2522	3	heaters
hefter	12	43	1392	3	hefter_
hefters	13	43	1200	3	hefters
heister	10	36	1362	3	heister_
heisters	11	34	1313	3	heisters
hetero	9	3	1263	3	he_tero
intern	6	40	1654	3	_intern
jested	14	44	1650	3	jeste_d
juster	13	46	1701	3	juster_
justers	14	38	1573	3	justers
keester	11	31	991	3	keester_
keesters	12	31	959	3	keesters
keister	11	30	1157	3	keister_
keisters	12	32	1204	3	keisters
kelter	10	32	1438	3	kelter_
kelters	11	38	1375	3	kelters
kestrel	11	3	711	3	kestrel
keyster	14	25	615	3	keyster_
keysters	15	32	633	3	keysters
kiester	11	32	997	3	kiester_
kiesters	12	33	1015	3	kiesters
lantern	7	3	1001	3	lantern
laster	6	48	3063	3	laster_
lasters	7	56	2769	3	lasters
leathern	11	39	891	3	leathern
lecterns	10	3	594	3	lecterns
lefter	9	36	1343	3	lefter_
leister	7	32	1275	3	leister_
leisters	8	33	1282	3	leisters
lenten	6	3	1288	3	lente_n
lessen	6	42	1243	3	lesse_n
lesser	6	35	1485	3	lesser_
letter	6	37	2258	3	letter_
letters	7	38	1985	3	letters
listen	6	48	1681	3	liste_n
lister	6	45	2725	3	lister_
listers	7	40	2653	3	listers
luster	6	40	2367	3	luster_
lusters	7	39	2144	3	lusters
master	8	48	3134	3	master_
masters	9	46	2892	3	masters
mastery	12	42	1432	3	mastery
meeter	8	36	1650	3	meeter_
meeters	9	47	1454	3	meeters
meister	9	31	1416	3	meister_
meisters	10	33	1384	3	meisters
melter	8	35	2011	3	melter_
melters	9	39	1831	3	melters
mestee	8	45	2388	3	meste_e
mestees	9	46	1775	3	mestees
mesteso	9	3	713	3	mesteso
meter	7	51	3032	3	me_ter_
meters	8	56	2583	3	me_ters
mister	8	47	2856	3	mister_
misterm	11	43	1451	3	misterm
misters	9	39	2751	3	misters
muster	8	47	2452	3	muster_
musters	9	45	2251	3	musters
mystery	15	43	652	3	mystery
neaten	6	42	1454	3	neate_n
neater	6	44	2431	3	neater_
nested	7	47	2007	3	neste_d
nestler	7	35	1045	3	nestler_
nestlers	8	35	923	3	nestlers
nestor	6	37	1342	3	nestor_
nestors	7	36	1497	3	nestors
netter	6	37	2202	3	netter_
netters	7	36	1858	3	netters
neuter	6	37	1379	3	neuter_
neuters	7	42	1227	3	neuters
oestrin	7	3	1224	3	oestrin
ouster	6	42	2373	3	ouster_
ousters	7	41	2279	3	ousters
oyster	9	41	1170	3	oyster_
oysters	10	34	1169	3	oysters
paster	8	57	3437	3	paster_
pasterns	10	41	1262	3	pasterns
pasters	9	45	3173	3	pasters
pattern	9	37	1205	3	pattern
pecten	10	27	1110	3	pecte_n
pelter	8	33	2162	3	pelter_
pelters	9	37	2031	3	pelters
penster	9	28	1195	3	penster_
pensters	10	30	1212	3	pensters
perter	8	44	2228	3	perter_
pestered	11	28	1497	3	pestered
pesterer	10	24	1271	3	pesterer
pestering	12	23	1566	3	pestering
pestier	9	43	1740	3	pestier_
peter	7	44	2759	3	pe_ter_
peters	8	66	2459	3	pe_ters
petter	8	39	2477	3	petter_
petters	9	37	2236	3	petters
pewter	11	40	1367	3	pewter_
pewters	12	41	1335	3	pewters
posteen	9	35	1262	3	posteen
poster	8	41	2917	3	poster_
posterns	10	27	1372	3	posterns
posters	9	39	2801	3	posters
prester	9	35	1962	3	prester_
presterna	11	4	526	3	presterna
presters	10	34	1900	3	presters
quester	16	14	1002	3	quester_
questers	17	16	877	3	questers
raster	6	47	3144	3	raster_
rasters	7	46	2902	3	rasters
renter	6	45	2741	3	renter_
renters	7	42	2482	3	renters
reseen	6	43	1841	3	res_een
resewn	9	45	981	3	res_ewn
restart	7	3	2003	3	restart
rested	7	44	3078	3	reste_d
restore	7	58	2298	3	restore
retorn	6	109	2343	3	re_torn
return	6	232	2252	3	re_turn
roster	6	43	2908	3	roster_
rosters	7	37	2755	3	rosters
saltern	7	40	1065	3	saltern
seater	6	45	3416	3	seater_
seaters	7	40	2894	3	seaters
secern	8	10	1022	3	se_cern
sesterce	10	4	711	3	sesterce
sestet	6	8	2620	3	seste_t
sestets	7	9	1147	3	sestets
setter	6	40	2372	3	setter_
setters	7	38	2206	3	setters
sister	6	44	2158	3	sister_
sisters	7	37	2159	3	sisters
stein	5	46	2054	3	__stein
stere	5	53	2854	3	__stere
sterna	6	37	1276	3	__sterna
sterns	6	46	1676	3	__sterns
sweater	10	37	1272	3	sweater_
sweaters	11	38	1106	3	sweaters
sweeten	10	26	731	3	sweete_n
sweeter	10	32	1200	3	sweeter_
swelter	10	37	1117	3	swelter_
swelters	11	31	1019	3	swelters
taster	6	49	3057	3	taster_
tasters	7	42	2564	3	tasters
teeter	6	54	2031	3	teeter_
teeters	7	40	1830	3	teeters
tenter	6	46	2393	3	tenter_
tenters	7	39	2111	3	tenters
tern	4	61	3480	3	___tern
tessera	7	3	633	3	tessera
tested	7	44	2152	3	teste_d
testee	6	43	2330	3	teste_e
testees	7	42	1591	3	testees
testes	6	51	2582	3	teste_s
testier	7	40	1564	3	testier_
teston	6	3	1330	3	test_on
testoon	7	4	837	3	testoon
tetter	6	43	2245	3	tetter_
tetters	7	43	2047	3	tetters
tweeter	10	28	853	3	tweeter_
tweeters	11	28	714	3	tweeters
twister	10	30	895	3	twister_
twisters	11	26	817	3	twisters
ulster	6	37	1210	3	ulster_
ulsters	7	27	1198	3	ulsters
vaster	9	45	2102	3	vaster_
venter	9	42	1872	3	venter_
venters	10	37	1773	3	venters
vesper	11	3	808	3	vesper_
vespers	12	3	903	3	vespers
vested	10	42	1735	3	veste_d
vestee	9	43	1915	3	veste_e
vestees	10	35	1317	3	vestees
vestry	12	3	862	3	vest_ry
vesture	10	3	1037	3	vesture
veteran	10	3	935	3	ve_teran
vetter	9	34	1764	3	vetter_
vetters	10	40	1632	3	vetters
wafter	12	41	1461	3	wafter_
wafters	13	41	1281	3	wafters
waister	10	38	1238	3	waister_
waisters	11	38	1152	3	waisters
waiter	9	43	2125	3	waiter_
waiters	10	42	1862	3	waiters
wanter	9	44	2305	3	wanter_
wanters	10	44	2009	3	wanters
washer	12	47	2039	3	washer_
washers	13	45	1752	3	washers
waste	8	61	2505	3	waste__
wasted	10	44	2302	3	waste_d
wasterie	11	12	1159	3	wasterie
wastes	9	62	2488	3	waste_s
wastrel	10	3	755	3	wastrel
wastry	12	38	877	3	wast_ry
water	8	47	3331	3	w_ater_
waters	9	50	3063	3	w_aters
watery	12	39	1449	3	w_atery
watter	9	32	2198	3	watter_
weaken	13	34	960	3	weake_n
weaker	13	40	1544	3	weaker_
weaner	9	38	1677	3	weaner_
weaners	10	46	1383	3	weaners
wearer	9	43	1941	3	wearer_
wearers	10	46	1590	3	wearers
weather	13	35	1322	3	weather_
weathers	14	34	1283	3	weathers
weaver	12	39	1661	3	weaver_
weavers	13	37	1446	3	weavers
weber	10	3	1352	3	we_ber_
webers	11	3	1094	3	we_bers
wedder	11	36	1230	3	wedder_
wedders	12	36	1072	3	wedders
wedeln	10	32	669	3	we_deln
weeder	10	33	1551	3	weeder_
weeders	11	34	1293	3	weeders
ween	7	58	3546	3	we__e_n
weeper	11	43	1330	3	weeper_
weepers	12	35	1197	3	weepers
weer	7	55	3509	3	we__er_
weeted	10	39	1379	3	weete_d
weever	12	38	1144	3	weever_
weevers	13	37	999	3	weevers
weiner	9	42	1413	3	weiner_
weiners	10	39	1306	3	weiners
welder	10	29	1441	3	welder_
welders	11	33	1341	3	welders
welsher	13	37	744	3	welsher_
welshers	14	24	681	3	welshers
welted	10	37	1582	3	welte_d
weltered	12	23	844	3	weltered
weltering	13	21	949	3	weltering
west	7	57	4808	3	west___
westerners	13	4	447	3	western~~ers~~
westernise	13	4	427	3	western~~ise~~
westernize	22	4	414	3	western~~ize~~
westing	11	50	2027	3	westing
wests	8	57	2700	3	west__s
westward	15	4	382	3	westward
wether	12	33	1539	3	wether_
wethers	13	52	1469	3	wethers
wetted	10	37	1702	3	wette_d
wettest	10	23	936	3	wettest
wheaten	13	3	641	3	wheate_n
whetter	13	34	880	3	whetter_
whetters	14	24	665	3	whetters
whiten	12	41	1192	3	white_n
whiter	12	43	1639	3	whiter_
winter	9	42	2280	3	winter_
winters	10	37	2048	3	winters
wintery	13	39	975	3	wintery
wiser	8	55	2280	3	wis_er_
wisher	12	36	1706	3	wisher_
wishers	13	32	1521	3	wishers
wisted	10	41	2027	3	wiste_d
wisteria	11	4	777	3	wisteria
wivern	12	40	928	3	w_ivern
wrested	11	34	1093	3	wreste_d
wrestler	11	30	699	3	wrestler_
wrestlers	12	30	610	3	wrestlers
writer	9	44	1651	3	writer_
writers	10	55	1349	3	writers
wyvern	15	36	392	3	w_yvern
xyster	16	36	680	3	xyster_
xysters	17	30	716	3	xysters
yestreen	11	4	460	3	yestreen
zested	16	42	1404	3	zeste_d
zestier	16	30	1022	3	zestier_
zoster	15	37	1585	3	zoster_
zosters	16	30	1541	3	zosters

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	134027	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	134027	397	6.296	21287.6
3	Display Results	397	397	0.140	2835.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	397	6.842	26116.8