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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “areaways” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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71 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
areaways	14	4	448	(None)
areaway	13	3	591	1	areaway_
archways	19	4	406	2	archways
caraways	16	3	695	2	car_aways
fadeaways	19	4	223	2	fadeaways
freeways	17	4	472	2	freeways
hereaways	18	4	276	2	hereaways
seaways	13	30	751	2	_seaways
takeaways	19	4	245	2	takeaways
airways	13	3	624	3	a_irways
alleyways	18	5	228	3	alleyways
always	12	40	913	3	a__lways
anyways	16	4	442	3	a_nyways
archway	18	4	489	3	archway_
areally	10	4	1124	3	areally_
areas	5	59	3577	3	are__a_s
arecas	8	48	1744	3	are_ca_s
arenas	6	50	2199	3	are_na_s
areolas	7	10	1386	3	areola_s
arepas	8	55	1570	3	are_pa_s
argalas	8	40	1109	3	argala_s
armadas	10	3	817	3	armada_s
arrayals	11	5	448	3	arrayals
arrays	9	53	1168	3	ar__rays
breakaways	22	5	136	3	breakaways
caraway	15	3	813	3	car_away_
castaways	17	4	367	3	castaways
cutaways	16	4	381	3	cutaways
fadeaway	18	4	265	3	fadeaway_
fallaways	18	4	316	3	fallaways
faradays	15	4	427	3	far_adays
faraway	16	4	541	3	far_away_
flyaways	20	4	281	3	flyaways
freeway	16	3	560	3	freeway_
gateways	15	4	461	3	gate_ways
getaways	15	4	334	3	getaways
giveaways	19	5	171	3	giveaways
greenways	16	4	343	3	greenways
headways	18	4	500	3	_headways
hereaway	17	4	368	3	hereaway_
hideaways	19	4	246	3	hideaways
jetways	20	9	405	3	_jetways
keyways	20	4	337	3	_keyways
laneways	14	4	457	3	lane_ways
layaways	17	4	340	3	layaways
leeways	13	5	445	3	_leeways
paleways	16	4	583	3	pale_ways
parkways	20	4	397	3	par_kways
prepays	14	3	748	3	pre_pays
raceways	16	4	523	3	raceways
railways	14	4	460	3	railways
reatas	6	40	2101	3	_reata_s
reawake	14	45	789	3	_reawake
reawakes	15	34	807	3	_reawakes
redbays	13	3	601	3	_redbays
relays	9	43	1675	3	_re_lays
repays	11	38	1397	3	_re_pays
replays	12	39	976	3	_replays
resays	9	37	1415	3	_re_says
roadways	15	6	461	3	_roadways
runaways	14	4	285	3	runaways
runways	13	13	444	3	_runways
seawans	10	37	994	3	_seawans
seaway	12	30	999	3	_seaway_
takeaway	18	4	305	3	takeaway_
tearaways	15	4	297	3	tear_aways
towaways	17	4	363	3	towaways
tramways	16	4	372	3	tramways
walkaways	22	4	231	3	walkaways
waterways	18	4	509	3	waterways
wireways	17	4	583	3	wire_ways

Search took 8 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	146162	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	146162	71	7.156	20425.1
3	Display Results	71	71	0.016	4437.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	71	7.595	23527.5