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
gales	6	54	4248	(None)
ales	4	70	6710	1	_ales
bales	7	62	5008	1	bales
dales	6	64	3974	1	dales
gables	9	42	2233	1	gables
gaes	5	63	4803	1	ga_es
gages	7	45	2997	1	gages
galas	6	57	3164	1	galas
gale	5	63	4732	1	gale_
galea	6	47	2293	1	galea
galeas	7	46	1851	1	galeas
galls	6	47	2932	1	galls
gals	5	79	4650	1	gal_s
games	8	62	3855	1	games
gapes	8	60	3082	1	gapes
gases	6	56	3399	1	gases
gates	6	59	3951	1	gates
gazes	15	54	2591	1	gazes
gules	6	48	3104	1	gules
hales	8	54	4984	1	hales
kales	9	57	3098	1	kales
males	7	50	4979	1	males
pales	7	57	5380	1	pales
rales	5	49	4749	1	rales
sales	5	60	5559	1	sales
tales	5	54	5137	1	tales
vales	8	54	3426	1	vales
wales	8	61	4283	1	wales
aals	4	99	4114	2	aal_s
ables	7	59	3554	2	ables
aces	6	76	4509	2	_aces
agapes	9	52	1241	2	agapes
agates	7	61	2134	2	agates
agaves	10	46	1151	2	agaves
ages	5	58	4459	2	_ages
aglee	6	57	2849	2	aglee
aglet	6	55	3414	2	aglet
aglets	7	39	1568	2	aglets
agley	9	69	1733	2	agley
agues	6	49	1905	2	agues
alas	4	63	5812	2	_alas
albs	6	86	2857	2	_albs
ale	3	65	7234	2	_ale_
alec	6	64	3006	2	_alec
alecs	7	66	2073	2	_alecs
alee	4	66	5232	2	_alee
alef	7	63	4069	2	_alef
alefs	8	73	1966	2	_alefs
alls	4	67	4092	2	_alls
almes	7	51	2654	2	_almes
alms	6	58	3492	2	_alms
aloes	5	49	3367	2	_aloes
alps	6	55	2924	2	_alps
als	3	66	6302	2	_al_s
alts	4	66	3990	2	_alts
anes	4	52	5593	2	_anes
apes	6	60	4743	2	_apes
ares	4	58	7102	2	_ares
arles	5	67	3574	2	arles
ates	4	50	4792	2	_ates
aves	7	61	4260	2	_aves
awes	7	60	3755	2	_awes
axes	11	73	3785	2	_axes
axles	12	52	1947	2	axles
ayes	7	65	4351	2	_ayes
babes	9	58	3411	2	babes
bakes	11	70	3537	2	bakes
balas	7	69	3721	2	balas
balds	8	55	2464	2	balds
bale	6	63	5384	2	bale_
baled	8	54	3644	2	baled
baler	7	56	3527	2	baler
balers	8	56	2693	2	balers
balks	11	49	2629	2	balks
balls	7	62	3641	2	balls
balms	9	57	2392	2	balms
bals	6	63	5404	2	bal_s
banes	7	49	4558	2	banes
bares	7	54	5713	2	bares
bases	7	56	4435	2	bases
bates	7	58	4634	2	bates
biles	7	55	4214	2	biles
boles	7	54	4860	2	boles
cables	10	45	2755	2	cables
cades	8	54	4073	2	cades
cafes	10	64	2692	2	cafes
cages	8	59	3601	2	cages
cakes	11	60	3767	2	cakes
calces	10	44	2005	2	calces
calesa	8	4	1247	2	calesa
calfs	10	49	1938	2	calfs
calks	11	54	2160	2	calks
calls	7	56	3473	2	calls
calms	9	52	2235	2	calms
calos	7	44	3190	2	calos
calves	11	51	1928	2	calves
calxes	15	41	1303	2	calxes
cames	9	70	4731	2	cames
canes	7	53	5037	2	canes
capes	9	54	4192	2	capes
cares	7	73	6918	2	cares
carles	8	54	3508	2	carles
cases	7	50	4838	2	cases
cates	7	59	5189	2	cates
caules	8	59	2725	2	caules
caves	10	56	3970	2	caves
coles	7	60	5506	2	coles
daces	8	50	3068	2	daces
dale	5	56	4398	2	dale_
dalles	7	42	2206	2	dalles
dals	5	71	4512	2	dal_s
dames	8	54	3585	2	dames
dares	6	61	4670	2	dares
dates	6	56	3915	2	dates
dazes	15	50	2414	2	dazes
deles	6	51	3925	2	deles
doles	6	78	4375	2	doles
eagles	7	38	1916	2	eagles
eases	5	60	4161	2	eases
eaves	8	52	3199	2	eaves
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faces	10	64	3943	2	faces
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fakes	12	60	3248	2	fakes
falces	11	52	1600	2	falces
falls	8	57	2765	2	falls
false	8	48	1812	2	false
fames	10	57	3592	2	fames
fanes	8	46	3989	2	fanes
fares	8	58	5287	2	fares
farles	9	60	2578	2	farles
fates	8	51	3923	2	fates
faves	11	53	3142	2	faves
faxes	15	57	2665	2	faxes
fazes	17	55	2721	2	fazes
files	8	54	4127	2	files
gabbles	12	44	1541	2	gabbles
gabies	9	38	2073	2	gabies
gable	8	53	2552	2	gable_
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gabs	7	67	4042	2	ga_bs
gadis	7	48	2529	2	gadis
gads	6	78	4338	2	ga_ds
gae	4	64	5770	2	ga_e_
gaed	6	60	3151	2	ga_ed
gaen	5	73	2960	2	ga_en
gaffes	13	48	1110	2	gaffes
gaffs	12	49	1465	2	gaffs
gage	6	59	3610	2	gage_
gaged	8	55	2231	2	gaged
gager	7	47	2629	2	gager
gagers	8	40	2133	2	gagers
gaggles	10	35	1259	2	gaggles
gags	6	64	4106	2	ga_gs
gains	6	57	2951	2	gains
gaits	6	57	2601	2	gaits
gal	4	60	5551	2	gal__
gala	5	56	3516	2	gal_a
galah	9	59	1763	2	galah
galahs	10	55	1267	2	galahs
galax	13	53	1446	2	galax
galaxes	15	3	887	2	galaxes
galeae	7	47	1745	2	galeae
galena	7	49	1109	2	galena
galenas	8	33	1034	2	galenas
galere	7	37	1667	2	galere
galeres	8	35	1433	2	galeres
gall	5	63	3599	2	gal_l
galled	8	46	2286	2	galled
gallet	7	36	3085	2	gallet
gallets	8	35	1740	2	gallets
galley	10	42	1545	2	galley
galleys	11	36	971	2	galleys
gallies	8	41	2271	2	gallies
gallus	7	43	1320	2	gallus
gally	9	50	2617	2	gally
galop	8	47	1622	2	galop
galops	9	47	1262	2	galops
galores	8	26	1433	2	galores
galosh	10	3	856	2	galosh
gamas	8	54	3136	2	gamas
gambes	11	63	1831	2	gambes
gambles	12	40	1620	2	gambles
gambs	10	57	2112	2	gambs
game	7	66	4432	2	game_
gamed	9	51	2639	2	gamed
gamer	8	49	2894	2	gamer
gamers	9	44	2083	2	gamers
gamest	9	49	1993	2	gamest
gamey	11	53	2055	2	gamey
gamps	10	53	2371	2	gamps
gams	7	66	4888	2	ga_ms
gane	5	51	4530	2	gane_
ganef	9	63	2246	2	ganef
ganefs	10	48	920	2	ganefs
ganev	9	55	1386	2	ganev
ganevs	10	45	691	2	ganevs
gangs	7	62	2257	2	gangs
gaoled	8	48	1450	2	gaoled
gaoler	7	39	1357	2	gaoler
gaolers	8	35	1156	2	gaolers
gaols	6	67	1757	2	gaols
gape	7	51	3451	2	gape_
gaped	9	61	2353	2	gaped
gaper	8	61	2512	2	gaper
gapers	9	45	2047	2	gapers
gapless	10	34	999	2	gapless
gaps	7	60	4297	2	ga_ps
garbles	10	40	1692	2	garbles
garbs	8	63	2141	2	garbs
gargles	9	42	1489	2	gargles
gars	5	57	5074	2	ga_rs
gas	4	88	7025	2	ga__s
gashes	10	57	2515	2	gashes
gasless	8	31	901	2	gasless
gasps	8	54	1548	2	gasps
gasses	7	57	2478	2	gasses
gasts	6	66	2863	2	gasts
gate	5	57	4657	2	gate_
gated	7	53	2977	2	gated
gater	6	45	3365	2	gater
gaters	7	47	2864	2	gaters
gats	5	67	5344	2	ga_ts
gauds	7	57	1772	2	gauds
gauges	8	59	1599	2	gauges
gaults	7	41	1278	2	gaults
gaums	8	62	1707	2	gaums
gaurs	6	63	1799	2	gaurs
gauss	6	56	1345	2	gauss
gauzes	16	47	1063	2	gauzes
gave	8	46	3405	2	gave_
gavel	9	58	1518	2	gavel
gavels	10	59	1109	2	gavels
gawks	13	68	1163	2	gawks
gawps	11	59	1101	2	gawps
gayer	9	45	1919	2	gayer
gayest	10	43	1433	2	gayest
gays	8	73	3802	2	ga_ys
gaze	14	50	3241	2	gaze_
gazed	16	55	2033	2	gazed
gazer	15	57	2007	2	gazer
gazers	16	45	1630	2	gazers
gees	5	56	4788	2	g_ees
gelds	7	51	1834	2	gelds
gelee	6	36	2698	2	gelee
gelees	7	41	1626	2	gelees
gels	5	68	3610	2	gel_s
gelts	6	59	2461	2	gelts
genes	6	51	3309	2	genes
ghees	9	52	1555	2	ghees
gibes	8	44	2252	2	gibes
gies	5	56	4142	2	g_ies
gilds	7	54	1752	2	gilds
gills	6	47	2819	2	gills
gilts	6	49	2426	2	gilts
gites	6	56	3018	2	gites
gives	9	53	2487	2	gives
glaces	9	42	1802	2	glaces
glades	8	48	2034	2	glades
glads	7	56	2061	2	glads
glams	8	58	2293	2	glams
glans	6	51	2583	2	glans
glares	7	55	1886	2	glares
glass	6	55	1813	2	glass
glazes	16	53	1564	2	glazes
gled	6	56	3114	2	g_led
gleds	7	54	1789	2	g_leds
glee	5	52	3906	2	g_lee
glees	6	50	2759	2	glees
gleg	6	62	1980	2	g_leg
glen	5	60	2720	2	g_len
glens	6	65	1985	2	g_lens
gley	8	57	2465	2	g_ley
gleys	9	65	1485	2	g_leys
glues	6	51	2568	2	glues
goaled	8	50	1436	2	goaled
goalies	8	3	1602	2	goalies
goals	6	55	2129	2	goal_s
goes	5	56	4409	2	g_oes
golds	7	54	2131	2	golds
golem	8	4	1611	2	golem
golems	9	3	932	2	golems
golfs	9	56	1610	2	golfs
gores	6	57	4037	2	gores
goxes	13	50	1826	2	goxes
graces	9	45	2349	2	graces
grades	8	49	2631	2	grades
grapes	9	51	2312	2	grapes
grates	7	54	2989	2	grates
graves	10	46	2400	2	graves
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grees	6	51	3247	2	grees
grues	6	57	2196	2	grues
gudes	7	45	2081	2	gudes
guiles	7	39	1928	2	guiles
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gulps	8	47	1507	2	gulps
guls	5	59	3085	2	gul_s
gybes	11	50	1272	2	gybes
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gyves	12	57	1155	2	gyves
hades	9	60	3511	2	hades
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hajes	15	54	2094	2	hajes
hakes	12	60	3430	2	hakes
hale	7	60	5283	2	hale_
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haler	8	50	3352	2	haler
halers	9	49	2691	2	halers
halest	9	48	2327	2	halest
halls	8	56	3378	2	halls
halms	10	52	2521	2	halms
haloes	9	46	2386	2	haloes
halos	8	52	3025	2	halos
halts	8	52	3010	2	halts
halves	12	47	1709	2	halves
hames	10	61	3870	2	hames
haoles	9	49	1980	2	haoles
hares	8	62	5554	2	hares
hates	8	67	4257	2	hates
haves	11	60	3487	2	haves
hazes	17	49	2832	2	hazes
holes	8	47	4865	2	holes
idles	6	67	2012	2	idles
isles	5	42	2056	2	isles
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jakes	16	50	2364	2	jakes
janes	12	49	2812	2	janes
japes	14	63	2282	2	japes
joles	12	52	3083	2	joles
kaes	8	57	3406	2	ka_es
kale	8	65	3375	2	kale_
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kanes	9	55	2937	2	kanes
kayles	13	47	1200	2	kayles
laces	7	61	4176	2	laces
lades	6	51	4127	2	lades
ladles	7	46	1954	2	ladles
lakes	9	57	3765	2	lakes
lalls	5	53	2413	2	lalls
lames	7	54	4554	2	lames
lanes	5	49	4679	2	lanes
lares	5	48	5263	2	lares
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laves	8	60	3915	2	laves
laxes	12	54	3009	2	laxes
lazes	14	51	2957	2	lazes
les	3	56	6307	2	__les
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maces	9	71	3996	2	maces
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maes	6	69	4840	2	ma_es
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makes	11	53	3685	2	makes
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mares	7	64	5763	2	mares
mates	7	52	5136	2	mates
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mules	7	50	3429	2	mules
nabes	7	54	2709	2	nabes
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naleds	7	46	913	2	naleds
names	7	48	3336	2	names
napes	7	48	2846	2	napes
nares	5	55	4415	2	nares
nates	5	52	3833	2	nates
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oases	5	53	3098	2	oases
oaves	8	49	2561	2	oaves
ogles	6	52	2318	2	ogles
oles	4	64	5347	2	_oles
orles	5	53	2621	2	orles
paces	9	67	4111	2	paces
padles	9	52	2112	2	padles
pages	8	52	3507	2	pages
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paled	8	55	3872	2	paled
paler	7	54	3693	2	paler
palest	8	39	2622	2	palest
palet	7	46	5080	2	palet
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palls	7	43	3256	2	palls
palms	9	49	2175	2	palms
palps	9	47	1956	2	palps
pals	6	69	5135	2	pal_s
panes	7	61	4869	2	panes
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pases	7	53	4650	2	pases
pates	7	60	4789	2	pates
paves	10	48	3392	2	paves
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peles	7	57	3808	2	peles
piles	7	47	4261	2	piles
poles	7	53	5100	2	poles
pules	7	45	3881	2	pules
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rages	6	45	3944	2	rages
rajes	12	50	2278	2	rajes
rakes	9	44	4035	2	rakes
rale	4	50	5056	2	rale_
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rares	5	52	4744	2	rares
rases	5	54	4721	2	rases
rates	5	53	5201	2	rates
raves	8	54	4197	2	raves
raxes	12	47	2939	2	raxes
razes	14	50	3270	2	razes
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takes	9	44	3779	2	takes
talas	5	59	3589	2	talas
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tale	4	61	5416	2	tale_
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talers	6	46	2814	2	talers
talks	9	43	2269	2	talks
talls	5	51	3343	2	talls
talus	5	54	2326	2	talus
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tapes	7	58	3860	2	tapes
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tates	5	54	4498	2	tates
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tules	5	45	3279	2	tules
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valse	8	51	1752	2	valse
valses	9	45	1461	2	valses
values	9	43	1494	2	values
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voles	8	62	3404	2	voles
wades	9	56	3414	2	wades
waes	7	60	4860	2	wa_es
wages	9	53	3093	2	wages
wakes	12	66	3365	2	wakes
wale	7	45	4643	2	wale_
waled	9	43	3099	2	waled
waler	8	42	2926	2	waler
walers	9	48	2446	2	walers
walies	9	53	2452	2	walies
walks	12	62	1850	2	walks
walls	8	55	2938	2	walls
wames	10	64	3280	2	wames
wanes	8	50	4088	2	wanes
wares	8	82	5058	2	wares
waves	11	56	3392	2	waves
waxes	15	58	2550	2	waxes
whales	12	47	1694	2	whales
wiles	8	54	3787	2	wiles
wyles	11	46	1532	2	wyles
yules	8	45	2158	2	yules
zaxes	21	51	1382	2	zaxes

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	53800	0.313	570897.8
2	DLD Change Limit	53800	502	1.436	37465.2
3	Display Results	502	502	0.156	3217.9
	(SQL Overall)	178691	502	1.905	93801.0