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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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23 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
~~remove a letter~~ ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(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
adhering	13	3	887	(None)
adeeming	12	5	479	2	adeeming
adherend	13	4	386	2	adherend
adherent	12	4	777	2	adherent
adjuring	17	3	509	2	adjuring
admiring	12	3	613	2	admiring
adoring	9	4	1252	2	ad_oring
adverting	14	3	722	2	adverting
altering	9	19	1711	2	altering
angering	10	21	1380	2	angering
ashlering	13	4	415	2	ashlering
atheling	12	4	920	2	atheling
badgering	14	3	695	2	badgering
cohering	14	24	1383	2	cohering
fathering	16	10	1009	2	fathering
gathering	14	9	946	2	gathering
inhering	12	9	1370	2	inhering
kashering	17	3	625	2	kashering
laddering	12	3	758	2	laddering
lathering	13	9	1225	2	lathering
ochering	14	21	939	2	ochering
sphering	14	28	1194	2	sphering
ushering	12	5	892	2	ushering

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	121059	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	23	3.656	33112.4
3	Display Results	23	23	0.016	1437.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	23	3.812	46875.9