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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “blackbirders” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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28 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
blackbirders	23	5	150	(None)
blackbirder	22	5	191	1	blackbirder_
blackbirded	23	5	179	2	blackbirde_d
blackbirds	21	4	325	2	blackbird__s
backbiters	20	9	558	3	b_ackbi_ters
blackbird	20	4	357	3	blackbird___
blackbirding	24	5	200	3	blackbirding
blackhanders	24	6	240	3	blackhanders
blacklisters	20	5	174	3	blacklisters
backbiter	19	178	680	4	b_ackbi_ter_
backbites	19	10	863	4	b_ackbi_te_s
backfires	20	4	617	4	b_ackfir_e_s
backhanders	23	12	380	4	b_ackhanders
backsides	18	8	769	4	b_acksi_de_s
backsliders	20	5	278	4	b_acksliders
blackberries	22	5	271	4	blackberries
blackberry	23	5	237	4	blackber__ry
blackboards	22	5	383	4	blackboard__s
blackbodies	22	5	249	4	blackb_odies
blackeners	18	4	412	4	black__eners
blackfishes	25	4	350	4	blackfishe_s
blackhander	23	6	302	4	blackhander_
blacklister	19	5	226	4	blacklister_
blackmailers	22	5	167	4	blackmailers
blackwaters	22	10	314	4	black_waters
blockaders	19	4	257	4	block__aders
blockbusters	22	5	161	4	blockbusters
bookbinders	20	5	165	4	b_ookbinders

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	124790	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	28	7.233	17252.9
3	Display Results	28	28	0.016	1750.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	28	7.639	23391.9