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

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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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385 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
elbow	10	11	771	(None)
elbows	11	9	672	1	elbows
embow	12	9	756	1	embow
allow	8	54	2066	2	allow
alow	7	53	2859	2	al_ow
bellow	11	42	1335	2	bellow
below	10	46	1719	2	bel_ow
blow	9	58	2719	2	bl_ow
bow	8	70	5190	2	__bow
ebon	6	68	2110	2	e_bon
elbowed	13	23	548	2	elbowed
embows	13	9	682	2	embows
endow	9	45	1098	2	endow
enow	7	78	1987	2	e_now
fellow	12	37	1274	2	fellow
flow	10	59	2492	2	fl_ow
glow	8	52	2252	2	gl_ow
low	6	60	5187	2	_l_ow
mellow	11	41	1222	2	mellow
oxbow	17	3	444	2	oxbow
plow	9	59	2323	2	pl_ow
slow	7	77	2949	2	sl_ow
upbow	12	4	561	2	upbow
yellow	12	42	988	2	yellow
abbot	9	3	1845	3	abbot
abo	5	90	4596	3	_abo_
abos	6	77	3441	3	_abos
aglow	9	47	1197	3	aglow
alb	5	73	4265	3	alb__
alba	6	83	2833	3	alb_a
albas	7	59	2539	3	albas
albs	6	86	2857	3	alb_s
album	9	23	1265	3	album
aldol	6	12	1233	3	aldol
algor	6	5	1305	3	algor
allod	6	44	1838	3	allod
allot	5	49	3387	3	allot
allows	9	45	1768	3	allows
alloy	8	55	1997	3	alloy
aloe	4	55	4019	3	al_oe
aloof	8	35	2157	3	aloof
also	4	64	2344	3	also_
alto	4	78	3126	3	alto_
altos	5	58	2295	3	altos
ambo	8	82	2514	3	ambo_
ambos	9	53	2125	3	ambos
arbor	7	48	1811	3	arbor
arrow	8	34	1489	3	arrow
avow	10	78	1646	3	_avow
baboo	9	43	1950	3	baboo
balboa	10	38	996	3	balboa
bebop	11	4	1079	3	bebop
belabor	11	3	629	3	belabor
bellboy	14	4	512	3	bellboy
bellows	12	43	1330	3	bellows
belon	7	39	2411	3	bel_on
belows	11	46	1418	3	bel_ows
besnow	11	4	571	3	besnow
bestow	11	4	946	3	bestow
bilbo	9	55	1361	3	bilbo_
bilboa	10	36	784	3	bilboa
bilbos	10	50	1120	3	bilbos
billow	11	41	1122	3	billow
blaw	9	70	2672	3	bl_aw
blew	9	47	2243	3	bl_ew
blob	8	60	2709	3	bl_ob
blobs	9	56	2003	3	blobs
bloc	8	50	2327	3	bl_oc
blog	7	57	2382	3	bl_og
blood	8	53	1952	3	blood
bloom	9	59	1897	3	bloom
bloop	9	61	1615	3	bloop
blot	6	58	4232	3	bl_ot
blown	10	57	1667	3	bl_own
blows	10	54	2383	3	bl_ows
blowy	13	43	1532	3	bl_owy
bo	4	109	5757	3	__bo_
boa	5	69	5403	3	__boa
bob	7	67	5567	3	__bob
bod	6	70	5555	3	__bod
bog	6	78	5241	3	__bog
boo	5	81	6366	3	__boo
bop	7	75	4948	3	__bop
bos	5	79	6681	3	__bos
bot	5	96	8040	3	__bot
bowl	9	68	2770	3	__bowl
bows	9	62	4286	3	__bows
box	12	101	4234	3	__box
boy	8	77	5356	3	__boy
brow	9	72	2844	3	_brow
bubo	8	56	2191	3	bubo_
cabob	11	46	1681	3	cabob
cahow	13	51	1094	3	cahow
callow	11	47	1466	3	callow
cello	7	49	1958	3	cello_
cellos	8	45	1780	3	cellos
celom	9	5	1569	3	cel_om
chow	12	58	2099	3	_chow
cibol	9	5	1202	3	cibol
claw	9	56	2434	3	cl_aw
clew	9	55	2057	3	cl_ew
clod	7	61	2461	3	cl_od
clog	7	61	2324	3	cl_og
clon	6	62	3248	3	cl_on
cloot	7	61	2705	3	cloot
clop	8	69	2989	3	cl_op
clot	6	65	4242	3	cl_ot
clown	10	52	1473	3	cl_own
cloy	9	66	2383	3	cl_oy
cow	8	98	5671	3	__cow
crow	9	64	2813	3	_crow
dhow	11	66	1400	3	_dhow
dow	7	67	4997	3	__dow
ebb	7	24	1863	3	e_b_b
ebbed	10	41	1100	3	ebbed
ebbet	9	35	1729	3	ebbet
ebbs	8	24	1199	3	e_bbs
ebons	7	43	1609	3	e_bons
ebony	10	45	1151	3	e_bony
ebook	11	45	1080	3	ebook
echo	9	66	1595	3	echo_
echos	10	52	1646	3	echos
eddo	6	34	1181	3	eddo_
ego	4	67	2605	3	e_go_
egos	5	58	2165	3	e_gos
eidos	6	58	1776	3	eidos
eikon	9	3	946	3	eikon
el	2	67	4529	3	el___
elain	5	53	2470	3	elain
elan	4	67	3424	3	el_an
eland	6	58	2039	3	eland
elans	5	55	2775	3	elans
elate	5	53	3588	3	elate
elbowing	14	3	501	3	elbow~~ing~~
eld	4	67	3380	3	el__d
elder	6	40	2002	3	elder
elds	5	63	2486	3	el_ds
elect	7	43	2703	3	elect
elegy	9	3	930	3	elegy
elemi	7	3	1250	3	elemi
elevon	9	7	795	3	elevon
elf	6	61	3852	3	el__f
elfin	8	43	1246	3	elfin
elhi	7	6	1240	3	el_hi
elide	6	49	2265	3	elide
elint	5	54	3647	3	elint
elite	5	62	3018	3	elite
elk	7	67	2612	3	el__k
elks	8	58	2003	3	el_ks
ell	3	67	3568	3	el__l
ells	4	64	3135	3	el_ls
elm	5	75	3174	3	el__m
elms	6	73	2270	3	el_ms
elmy	9	56	1679	3	el_my
eloin	5	59	2320	3	eloin
elope	7	52	1934	3	elope
els	3	76	4572	3	el__s
else	4	59	2308	3	el_se
elude	6	45	1762	3	elude
elute	5	48	2257	3	elute
elver	8	52	1624	3	elver
elves	8	51	1874	3	elves
embar	9	40	1160	3	embar
embay	12	34	1060	3	embay
embed	10	50	1430	3	embed
ember	9	55	1680	3	ember
embody	14	3	503	3	embody
emboli	10	3	748	3	emboli
emboly	13	3	672	3	emboly
embosk	14	6	486	3	embosk
emboss	10	8	738	3	emboss
embowed	15	23	691	3	embowed
embowel	14	23	535	3	embowel
embower	14	26	741	3	embower
embrown	14	5	480	3	embrown
endows	10	46	1042	3	endows
enjoy	15	4	596	3	enjoy
enol	4	58	2382	3	e_nol
enows	8	51	1549	3	e_nows
enrol	5	10	1428	3	enrol
envoi	8	7	802	3	envoi
envoy	11	5	672	3	envoy
eon	3	60	5208	3	e__on
ephod	11	3	912	3	ephod
ephor	10	3	1001	3	ephor
epos	6	67	2373	3	e_pos
erenow	9	3	737	3	erenow
ergo	5	64	2015	3	ergo_
ergot	6	54	2289	3	ergot
eros	4	52	3845	3	e_ros
error	5	37	1223	3	error
escot	7	53	2008	3	escot
escrow	11	3	591	3	escrow
estop	7	43	1210	3	estop
ethos	8	55	1419	3	ethos
euro	4	53	2527	3	euro_
euros	5	49	2024	3	euros
exon	11	71	1680	3	e_xon
expo	13	4	918	3	expo_
expos	14	4	920	3	expos
extol	12	4	789	3	extol
eyebrow	15	4	287	3	eyebrow
fallow	12	47	1385	3	fallow
felloe	9	35	1392	3	felloe
fellows	13	42	1243	3	fellows
felon	8	46	1929	3	fel_on
flaw	10	63	2664	3	fl_aw
flew	10	58	2425	3	fl_ew
floc	9	59	2212	3	fl_oc
floe	7	61	2977	3	fl_oe
flog	8	55	2389	3	fl_og
flood	9	52	1560	3	flood
floor	8	42	1523	3	floor
flop	9	69	2545	3	fl_op
flown	11	62	1399	3	fl_own
flows	11	58	2236	3	fl_ows
fluor	8	45	1277	3	fluor
flyblow	18	4	190	3	flyblow
flyboy	17	11	391	3	flyboy
fogbow	15	4	478	3	fogbow
follow	12	40	1035	3	follow
frow	10	64	2505	3	_frow
glob	7	66	2339	3	gl_ob
globe	8	49	1701	3	globe
globs	8	56	1640	3	globs
glom	7	54	2438	3	gl_om
gloom	8	71	1652	3	gloom
glop	7	67	2463	3	gl_op
glows	9	55	1803	3	gl_ows
gluon	6	3	1122	3	gluon
gobo	7	61	2690	3	gobo_
gobos	8	62	1938	3	gobos
grow	8	61	2730	3	_grow
hallow	12	48	1832	3	hallow
helio	8	53	2119	3	helio_
helios	9	48	1663	3	helios
hellbox	19	4	499	3	hellbox
hello	8	65	2298	3	hello_
hellos	9	53	2168	3	hellos
helo	7	53	3285	3	hel_o_
helos	8	49	2806	3	hel_os
helot	8	53	3268	3	hel_ot
hobo	9	70	2608	3	hobo_
hobos	10	63	2135	3	hobos
hollow	12	42	1266	3	hollow
how	9	72	5243	3	__how
indow	9	50	1166	3	indow
jabot	14	3	2151	3	jabot
jello	12	67	1627	3	jello_
jellos	13	47	1428	3	jellos
jerboa	15	3	563	3	jerboa
jow	13	76	3930	3	__jow
kabob	13	41	1393	3	kabob
kebob	13	51	1092	3	kebob
kelson	10	3	815	3	kelson
kloof	12	38	1213	3	kloof
know	11	61	1585	3	_know
kobo	10	74	2211	3	kobo_
kobos	11	56	1689	3	kobos
kotow	12	52	871	3	kotow
labor	7	51	1731	3	labor
law	6	86	5664	3	_l_aw
leben	7	3	1485	3	leben
lemon	7	56	1818	3	lemon
leno	4	73	3139	3	leno_
lenos	5	60	2486	3	lenos
lesbo	7	3	925	3	lesbo_
lesbos	8	3	740	3	lesbos
levo	7	68	2006	3	levo_
lion	4	63	3445	3	_lion
lo	2	80	5344	3	_l_o_
lob	5	71	5446	3	_l_ob
lobe	6	55	3536	3	_lobe
lobo	6	72	2986	3	_lobo
lobos	7	59	2184	3	lobos
lobs	6	64	4108	3	_lobs
log	4	62	5268	3	_l_og
loo	3	83	5982	3	_l_oo
loof	7	81	4105	3	_loof
look	8	73	3347	3	_look
loom	6	70	3505	3	_loom
loon	4	73	4479	3	_loon
loop	6	78	3501	3	_loop
loos	4	90	5112	3	_loos
loot	4	69	5582	3	_loot
lop	5	82	5531	3	_l_op
lot	3	81	7926	3	_l_ot
lowe	7	54	3531	3	_l_owe
lown	7	69	2929	3	_l_own
lows	7	58	4301	3	_l_ows
lox	10	82	4096	3	_l_ox
mallow	11	40	1474	3	mallow
meadow	12	3	740	3	meadow
mellows	12	38	1223	3	mellows
melon	7	39	2208	3	mel_on
melton	8	3	1155	3	melton
meow	9	51	1788	3	_meow
miaow	10	5	835	3	miaow
mow	8	66	5035	3	__mow
nabob	9	39	1374	3	nabob
nelson	6	3	842	3	nelson
nohow	11	3	729	3	nohow
now	6	59	5019	3	__now
oboe	6	68	2294	3	_oboe
obol	6	52	2061	3	_obol
oleo	4	66	3048	3	oleo_
oleos	5	54	1968	3	oleos
olio	4	68	2967	3	olio_
olios	5	45	2085	3	olios
ow	5	89	5017	3	___ow
oxbows	18	3	371	3	oxbows
pegbox	18	4	401	3	pegbox
pelon	7	44	2321	3	pel_on
pillow	11	31	1057	3	pillow
pleon	7	42	1638	3	pleon
plew	9	72	2281	3	pl_ew
plod	7	67	2327	3	pl_od
plop	8	66	2574	3	pl_op
plot	6	61	4123	3	pl_ot
plows	10	54	1990	3	pl_ows
ploy	9	61	2360	3	pl_oy
poboy	12	16	1222	3	poboy
pow	8	71	4728	3	__pow
prow	9	70	3038	3	_prow
reavow	12	3	572	3	reavow
rebop	9	3	1328	3	rebop
reflow	12	37	965	3	reflow
reglow	10	33	940	3	reglow
regrow	10	30	988	3	regrow
relook	10	48	1374	3	relook
replow	11	42	1034	3	replow
reshow	12	31	1143	3	reshow
resow	8	82	1724	3	resow
robot	7	3	2597	3	robot
row	6	74	5367	3	__row
sabot	7	9	3178	3	sabot
sallow	9	43	1575	3	sallow
scow	9	60	2142	3	_scow
seldom	9	3	941	3	seldom
serow	8	67	2044	3	serow
show	10	62	2919	3	_show
slaw	7	79	3071	3	sl_aw
slew	7	62	2823	3	sl_ew
slob	6	60	2942	3	sl_ob
slobs	7	44	1987	3	slobs
sloe	4	55	3495	3	sl_oe
slog	5	67	2827	3	sl_og
sloop	7	61	1891	3	sloop
slop	6	65	3387	3	sl_op
slot	4	60	4983	3	sl_ot
slows	8	53	2346	3	sl_ows
snow	7	63	2479	3	_snow
sow	6	65	5476	3	__sow
stow	7	73	2574	3	_stow
strow	8	89	2057	3	strow
sunbow	11	4	582	3	sunbow
sybo	9	7	1474	3	sybo_
taboo	7	34	1809	3	taboo
tabor	7	55	1839	3	tabor
tallow	9	37	1420	3	tallow
teabowl	12	4	414	3	teabowl
teabox	15	3	601	3	teabox
telco	7	5	1187	3	telco_
telcos	8	7	1068	3	telcos
teloi	5	42	1738	3	tel_oi
telos	5	54	2452	3	tel_os
telson	6	3	1029	3	telson
throw	11	87	1973	3	throw
tow	6	105	5736	3	__tow
trow	7	80	3142	3	_trow
umbo	8	55	1666	3	umbo_
umbos	9	46	1307	3	umbos
unbox	14	3	875	3	unbox
upbows	13	8	468	3	upbows
vow	9	61	3631	3	__vow
vrow	10	58	1747	3	_vrow
wallow	12	39	1351	3	wallow
weblog	12	3	422	3	weblog
weldor	10	31	765	3	weldor
widow	12	7	894	3	widow
willow	12	36	969	3	willow
wow	9	66	4347	3	__wow
yellows	13	32	960	3	yellows
yellowy	16	25	569	3	yellowy
yow	9	69	4529	3	__yow

Search took 4 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	83667	0.343	520965.0
2	DLD Change Limit	83667	385	3.500	23904.9
3	Display Results	385	385	0.110	3500.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	385	3.953	45203.9