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

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

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385 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
howdie	13	34	973	(None)
hoodie	10	51	1614	1	hoodie
howdied	15	29	684	1	howdied
howdies	14	29	1195	1	howdies
cowpie	13	35	1151	2	cowpie
cowrie	11	38	1428	2	cowrie
crowdie	13	3	591	2	crowdie
dowdier	12	32	857	2	dowdier
dowdies	12	34	1273	2	dowdies
dowie	9	47	2114	2	dow_ie
foodie	10	44	1384	2	foodie
goodie	8	36	1399	2	goodie
hawkie	16	38	1009	2	hawkie
hoagie	10	23	1001	2	hoagie
hoddin	11	36	994	2	hoddin
hogtie	10	27	1177	2	hogtie
homie	10	46	2253	2	ho_mie
hondle	10	39	1452	2	hondle
honkie	13	30	1167	2	honkie
hoodier	11	38	1297	2	hoodier
hoodies	11	34	1983	2	hoodies
hoolie	9	32	1778	2	hoolie
horde	9	46	2305	2	hord_e
hottie	9	25	1438	2	hottie
howdah	16	3	472	2	howdah
howdy	15	57	1141	2	howd_y
howe	10	67	3410	2	how__e
oldie	6	4	1547	2	_oldie
roadie	7	28	1381	2	roadie
rowdier	11	34	859	2	rowdier
rowdies	11	31	1269	2	rowdies
towie	8	58	2187	2	tow_ie
townie	9	33	1230	2	townie
woodie	10	35	1361	2	woodie
yowie	11	46	1645	2	yow_ie
zowie	17	43	1384	2	zow_ie
baddie	10	41	1403	3	baddie
bawdier	13	37	820	3	bawdier
bawdies	13	46	1339	3	bawdies
bawtie	11	38	1214	3	bawtie
birdie	9	40	1378	3	birdie
boccie	12	33	1145	3	boccie
bode	7	58	3875	3	bo_d_e
bodice	11	7	1142	3	bo_dice
bodied	10	38	1458	3	bo_died
bodies	9	45	2414	3	bo_dies
bogie	8	95	2410	3	bo_gie
bolide	9	5	1556	3	bolide
bonnie	8	53	1485	3	bonnie
boobie	10	40	1529	3	boobie
boodies	10	37	2144	3	boodies
boodle	9	32	1503	3	boodle
boogie	9	35	1599	3	boogie
bookie	12	35	1600	3	bookie
bootie	8	54	2116	3	bootie
boride	9	4	1590	3	boride
boudin	9	4	1237	3	boudin
bougie	9	36	1327	3	bougie
bowfin	14	33	835	3	bowfin
bowlike	16	34	947	3	bowlike
bowline	12	36	1311	3	bowline
bowse	10	54	2063	3	bow_se
brownie	12	17	843	3	brownie
burdie	9	36	1502	3	burdie
caddie	10	43	1645	3	caddie
chowder	16	38	781	3	chowder
chowse	14	47	1175	3	chow_se
chowtime	18	4	295	3	chowtime
coddle	10	47	1385	3	coddle
code	7	73	4773	3	co_d_e
coedit	9	3	1624	3	coedit
collie	8	36	2199	3	collie
commie	12	42	1552	3	commie
cookie	12	37	1604	3	cookie
coolie	8	38	2160	3	coolie
cootie	8	42	2309	3	cootie
corbie	10	36	1820	3	corbie
cordite	10	3	1526	3	cordite
corrie	8	36	2122	3	corrie
cosie	7	47	2826	3	co_sie
coude	8	50	2263	3	coud_e
cowage	12	3	1067	3	cowage
cowhide	16	3	614	3	cowhide
cowier	11	36	1616	3	cow_ier
cowpies	14	33	1428	3	cowpies
cowries	12	42	1801	3	cowries
cowrite	12	36	1268	3	cowrite
cozie	16	35	1913	3	co_zie
crowdies	14	3	755	3	crowdies
cuddie	10	40	1117	3	cuddie
dawdle	11	39	950	3	dawdle
dawtie	10	30	1109	3	dawtie
dhootie	11	3	647	3	dhootie
didie	7	41	2056	3	_didie
die	4	67	5965	3	___die
dobie	8	49	2033	3	do_bie
dodge	8	66	1812	3	do_dge
doggie	9	39	1089	3	doggie
dogie	7	52	2279	3	do_gie
donsie	7	6	1364	3	donsie
doobie	9	47	1268	3	doobie
doodies	9	42	1877	3	doodies
doodle	8	32	1285	3	doodle
doolie	7	39	1683	3	doolie
doozie	16	39	1065	3	doozie
dormie	9	3	1262	3	dormie
dowdiest	13	32	895	3	dowdiest
dowdily	15	3	495	3	dowdily
dowdy	13	61	1254	3	dowd_y
downier	11	29	970	3	downier
dowries	11	44	1398	3	dowries
dowse	9	60	2081	3	dow_se
doxie	13	60	1715	3	do_xie
duddie	9	34	886	3	duddie
fogie	9	67	1900	3	fo_gie
folkie	13	36	961	3	folkie
fondle	10	44	1294	3	fondle
fondue	10	45	1049	3	fondue
foodies	11	34	1675	3	foodies
footie	9	47	1814	3	footie
fordid	11	35	1205	3	fordid
gawsie	10	3	846	3	gawsie
ghoulie	11	4	426	3	ghoulie
goalie	7	4	1316	3	goalie
godwit	11	3	751	3	godwit
goodies	9	35	1699	3	goodies
goonie	7	36	1556	3	goonie
gowd	9	65	1998	3	gowd__
gowds	10	58	1404	3	gowd_s
hackie	15	46	1562	3	hackie
hade	8	54	4019	3	h_ad_e
halide	10	34	1799	3	halide
handier	11	38	1744	3	handier
handle	10	42	1929	3	handle
hankie	13	39	1571	3	hankie
hardier	11	47	2154	3	hardier
hardies	11	49	2323	3	hardies
hawkies	17	33	1124	3	hawkies
hawse	11	60	1512	3	haw_se
headier	11	32	1295	3	headier
heddle	11	42	1116	3	heddle
hedge	10	53	1734	3	h_edge
heinie	9	25	1266	3	heinie
hempie	13	24	1056	3	hempie
herdic	12	31	1230	3	herdic
hickie	15	38	1247	3	hickie
hide	8	51	3463	3	h_id_e
hie	6	76	5270	3	h___ie
hippie	13	28	1124	3	hippie
hoagies	11	28	1199	3	hoagies
hoarier	10	42	1174	3	hoarier
hoarse	9	44	1132	3	hoarse
hobbies	14	38	1334	3	hobbies
hobbit	13	28	1054	3	hobbit
hobble	13	39	1343	3	hobble
hoblike	16	15	830	3	hoblike
hod	7	68	5246	3	ho_d__
hodad	10	3	1135	3	ho_dad
hodden	11	38	1145	3	hodden
hoddins	12	28	937	3	hoddins
hods	8	72	3986	3	ho_d_s
hoe	6	75	6272	3	ho___e
hoed	8	78	3798	3	hoed__
hoelike	14	14	1116	3	hoelike
hoglike	15	15	773	3	hoglike
hogtied	12	22	665	3	hogtied
hogties	11	28	1399	3	hogties
hoiden	10	36	1233	3	hoiden
hoise	8	52	2477	3	ho_ise
hoke	11	59	3593	3	ho__ke
hokier	13	42	1403	3	ho_kier
hold	8	62	3506	3	hold__
holden	10	41	1395	3	holden
holder	10	46	1965	3	holder
holding	12	35	1428	3	holding
holds	9	46	2324	3	hold_s
holdup	12	4	518	3	holdup
hole	7	75	5339	3	ho__le
holier	9	49	2162	3	ho_lier
holies	9	46	3003	3	ho_lies
hollies	10	34	2081	3	hollies
holmic	13	3	878	3	holmic
homage	12	12	1060	3	homage
hombre	13	30	930	3	hombre
home	9	80	4244	3	ho__me
homier	11	64	1699	3	ho_mier
homies	11	45	2472	3	ho_mies
honda	9	4	1498	3	hond_a
hondas	10	3	1335	3	hondas
hondled	12	35	1065	3	hondled
hondles	11	36	1452	3	hondles
hone	7	75	4932	3	ho__ne
hongi	9	67	1587	3	hongi_
hongied	12	30	816	3	hongied
hongies	11	27	1647	3	hongies
honied	10	48	1839	3	ho_nied
honkies	14	30	1514	3	honkies
hoochie	15	3	780	3	hoochie
hood	8	51	3233	3	hood__
hooded	11	46	1674	3	hooded
hoodiest	12	24	1317	3	hoodiest
hooding	12	38	1520	3	hooding
hoodlike	16	3	656	3	hoodlike
hoodoo	10	10	998	3	hoodoo
hoods	9	51	2408	3	hood_s
hoody	12	49	1972	3	hood_y
hookier	14	38	1167	3	hookier
hookies	14	40	1744	3	hookies
hoopoe	11	9	1123	3	hoopoe
hootier	10	49	1535	3	hootier
hope	9	66	3967	3	ho__pe
hoplite	12	3	1107	3	hoplite
hoppier	14	31	1070	3	hoppier
hopple	13	29	1048	3	hopple
horded	11	54	2048	3	horded
hordein	11	3	875	3	hordein
hordes	10	49	2163	3	hordes
hording	12	35	1705	3	hording
hornier	10	30	1246	3	hornier
horrid	10	3	1156	3	horrid
horse	8	61	3265	3	ho_rse
horsier	10	30	1324	3	horsier
horste	9	48	1741	3	horste
hose	7	65	4724	3	ho__se
hosier	9	42	1961	3	ho_sier
hospice	14	11	706	3	hospice
hostile	10	3	1255	3	hostile
hotdog	11	3	480	3	hotdog
hotline	10	7	1235	3	hotline
hotties	10	30	1696	3	hotties
houdah	13	3	517	3	houdah
houri	8	59	1525	3	houri_
houris	9	45	1458	3	houris
house	8	91	3142	3	ho_use
hove	10	71	3222	3	ho__ve
how	9	72	5243	3	how___
howbeit	15	4	566	3	howbeit
howdahs	17	3	361	3	howdahs
howdying	19	3	371	3	howdying
howes	11	47	3026	3	how_es
however	16	3	451	3	however
howf	13	61	2720	3	how__f
howff	17	51	1049	3	how_ff
howffs	18	53	504	3	howffs
howfs	14	48	1450	3	how_fs
howk	14	52	2196	3	how__k
howked	17	73	1234	3	howked
howking	18	36	1031	3	howking
howks	15	50	1685	3	how_ks
howl	10	76	2569	3	how__l
howled	13	40	1497	3	howled
howler	12	35	1431	3	howler
howlet	12	35	1834	3	howlet
howling	14	34	1316	3	howling
howls	11	62	1922	3	how_ls
hows	10	63	4560	3	how__s
hoyden	13	32	893	3	hoyden
hoyle	11	3	1441	3	ho_yle
huddle	11	37	1299	3	huddle
hunkie	13	38	1238	3	hunkie
hurdies	11	40	1566	3	hurdies
hurdle	10	37	1279	3	hurdle
indie	6	37	2147	3	_indie
iodic	8	48	1675	3	io_dic
iodid	7	43	1553	3	io_did
iodide	8	48	1293	3	io_dide
iodin	6	44	1935	3	io_din
iodine	7	46	1865	3	io_dine
iodise	7	42	1494	3	io_dise
iodize	16	41	1259	3	io_dize
jowlier	17	32	756	3	jowlier
kewpie	15	46	541	3	kewpie
kiddie	12	35	939	3	kiddie
kookie	9	38	984	3	kookie
koppie	14	27	788	3	koppie
laddie	8	37	1317	3	laddie
lode	5	62	4011	3	lo_d_e
lodge	7	65	2008	3	lo_dge
loggie	8	40	1199	3	loggie
looie	5	56	2424	3	lo_oie
loonie	6	42	1645	3	loonie
louie	5	50	2351	3	lo_uie
lowe	7	54	3531	3	low__e
lowlier	10	33	890	3	lowlier
lowlife	13	3	514	3	lowlife
lowse	8	72	1990	3	low_se
mode	7	58	4030	3	mo_d_e
modi	7	68	2631	3	mo_di_
moggie	10	32	1010	3	moggie
moldier	10	31	1003	3	moldier
mollie	8	35	1710	3	mollie
monde	8	57	2314	3	mond_e
monie	7	56	3165	3	mo_nie
moodier	10	32	1220	3	moodier
movie	10	53	1913	3	mo_vie
moxie	14	40	1812	3	mo_xie
newbie	11	13	541	3	newbie
newie	8	18	1348	3	new_ie
newsie	9	13	821	3	newsie
noddies	9	35	1204	3	noddies
noddle	8	32	1136	3	noddle
node	5	130	3688	3	no_d_e
nodi	5	66	2674	3	no_di_
noodge	8	33	758	3	noodge
noodle	7	32	1254	3	noodle
noogie	7	36	1231	3	noogie
nookie	10	37	1243	3	nookie
nordic	9	3	947	3	nordic
nowise	9	5	1107	3	nowise
nudie	6	51	1867	3	_nudie
ode	4	74	4658	3	_o_d_e
odic	7	49	2057	3	_o_dic
oidia	6	3	1495	3	_oidia
oldies	7	3	1442	3	_oldies
oorie	5	30	2636	3	_oorie
ourie	5	40	2730	3	_ourie
owe	6	70	4103	3	_ow__e
owse	7	63	2162	3	_ow_se
oxide	13	12	1095	3	_oxide
pardie	9	60	2144	3	pardie
perdie	9	47	1851	3	perdie
podia	8	4	1528	3	po_dia
podite	9	33	1535	3	po_dite
pommie	12	37	1050	3	pommie
poodle	9	31	1204	3	poodle
popsie	10	30	1305	3	popsie
postie	8	41	2396	3	postie
potpie	10	34	1243	3	potpie
potsie	8	39	1603	3	potsie
powder	12	36	1190	3	powder
rhodic	12	22	723	3	rho_dic
roadies	8	33	1744	3	roadies
rode	5	58	4430	3	ro_d_e
roofie	9	34	1117	3	roofie
rookie	10	36	1326	3	rookie
roomie	8	30	1387	3	roomie
rowdiest	12	25	921	3	rowdiest
rowdily	14	3	608	3	rowdily
rowdy	12	57	1153	3	rowd_y
shoddier	13	3	421	3	shoddier
shoddies	13	3	605	3	shoddies
shortie	10	4	1134	3	shortie
showbiz	24	5	322	3	showbiz
showier	13	3	910	3	show_ier
showtime	16	4	377	3	showtime
shrewdie	15	4	298	3	shrewdie
soddies	9	23	1285	3	soddies
sodic	8	49	1749	3	so_dic
softie	9	33	1248	3	softie
soldi	6	57	1720	3	soldi_
soldier	8	28	1215	3	soldier
sonde	6	46	2283	3	sond_e
sonsie	6	6	1486	3	sonsie
sordid	8	34	1116	3	sordid
sordine	8	25	1523	3	sordine
sortie	6	36	2199	3	sortie
tawie	8	48	1981	3	taw_ie
tawpie	11	33	914	3	tawpie
toadied	9	24	801	3	toadied
toadies	8	29	1486	3	toadies
toddies	9	30	1199	3	toddies
toddle	8	58	1103	3	toddle
todies	7	42	2355	3	to_dies
tondi	6	57	1614	3	tondi_
toonie	6	36	1799	3	toonie
towage	10	3	983	3	towage
towhee	12	26	1388	3	towhee
towies	9	35	2119	3	tow_ies
towline	10	29	1154	3	towline
townee	9	28	1521	3	townee
townies	10	31	1362	3	townies
vogie	9	51	1666	3	vo_gie
waddie	11	40	1332	3	waddie
whoopie	15	29	593	3	whoopie
widdie	11	34	1073	3	widdie
wide	8	52	3540	3	__wide
wodge	10	72	1292	3	wo_dge
woodier	11	39	1206	3	woodier
woodies	11	35	1715	3	woodies
woolie	9	35	1448	3	woolie
wordier	11	25	1121	3	wordier
yodle	9	45	1504	3	yo_dle
yowe	10	67	2874	3	yow__e
yowies	12	39	1373	3	yow_ies
zombie	19	3	732	3	zombie

Search took 6 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	0.376	475242.0
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	385	5.140	21929.2
3	Display Results	385	385	0.123	3130.1
	(SQL Overall)	178691	385	5.639	31688.4