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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “averages” 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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19 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
averages	12	4	918	(None)
average	11	5	885	1	average_
averaged	13	5	621	1	averaged
overages	12	5	1383	1	overages
acreages	11	3	837	2	acreages
aerates	7	46	2749	2	a_erates
amperages	14	4	768	2	amperages
avenges	11	5	754	2	ave_nges
averagely	16	4	281	2	averagely
beverages	15	9	522	2	beverages
coverages	15	3	883	2	coverages
layerages	13	4	530	2	layerages
leverages	13	6	566	2	leverages
overage	11	5	1405	2	overage_
overaged	13	5	1167	2	overaged
overawes	14	5	1118	2	overawes
peerages	11	8	989	2	peerages
verges	10	43	2018	2	_ver_ges
waterages	13	4	938	2	waterages

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	0.373	479064.3
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	19	3.550	34101.1
3	Display Results	19	19	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	19	3.923	45549.6