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

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

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57 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
cowcatchers	20	5	156	(None)
cowcatcher	19	5	172	1	cowcatcher_
dogcatchers	20	5	160	2	dogcatchers
catchers	15	31	1406	3	___catchers
coachers	15	43	1230	3	co__a_chers
cowpunchers	23	5	111	3	cowpunchers
dogcatcher	19	5	201	3	dogcatcher_
dowitchers	19	4	213	3	dow_itchers
flycatchers	24	5	94	3	flycatchers
watchers	16	35	1179	3	__w_atchers
batchers	15	36	1327	4	___batchers
bewitchers	20	4	256	4	bew_itchers
botchers	15	35	1154	4	bo___tchers
bycatches	21	4	268	4	_bycatche_s
catcher	14	31	1582	4	___catcher_
catches	14	43	2077	4	___catche_s
coacher	14	37	1412	4	co__a_cher_
coaches	14	40	1869	4	co__a_che_s
coanchors	16	4	573	4	co__anchors
coaters	9	35	2579	4	co__at__ers
colcothars	17	5	191	4	colcot_hars
combaters	15	3	811	4	combat__ers
comethers	16	3	744	4	co_met_hers
compacters	18	24	702	4	compa_cters
concocters	13	4	675	4	conc_octers
couchers	15	35	1386	4	co___uchers
cowpuncher	22	5	123	4	cowpuncher_
cowriters	14	31	728	4	cowrit__ers
cratches	15	30	1254	4	c__ratche_s
dispatchers	19	7	246	4	dispatchers
dogwatches	20	4	221	4	dogwatche_s
dowitcher	18	4	259	4	dow_itcher_
flycatcher	23	5	107	4	flycatcher_
forgathers	17	4	355	4	forgat_hers
gnatcatchers	20	6	65	4	gnatcatchers
godfathers	18	5	216	4	godfat_hers
hatchers	16	31	1317	4	___hatchers
loathers	11	33	1044	4	lo__at_hers
locaters	10	27	1007	4	lo_cat__ers
matchers	15	30	1243	4	___matchers
notchers	13	27	942	4	no___tchers
outcatches	17	4	378	4	outcatche_s
patchers	15	34	1330	4	___patchers
poachers	15	29	1076	4	po__a_chers
potlatches	17	11	332	4	potlatche_s
scratchers	17	4	429	4	_scratchers
scutchers	16	17	564	4	__scutchers
snatchers	14	14	631	4	__snatchers
swatches	16	16	996	4	_sw_atche_s
swathers	14	45	1208	4	_sw_at_hers
switchers	17	14	663	4	_sw_itchers
thatchers	17	4	458	4	__thatchers
topnotchers	18	5	138	4	topnotchers
twitchers	17	13	453	4	_tw_itchers
watcher	15	31	1340	4	__w_atcher_
watches	15	30	1737	4	__w_atche_s
weathers	14	34	1283	4	__weat_hers

Search took 9 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	148819	0.170	1051123.5
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	57	8.720	17066.4
3	Display Results	57	57	0.030	1900.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	57	8.920	20032.6