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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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60 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
drawstrings	16	5	126	(None)
drawstring	15	4	207	1	drawstring_
bowstrings	16	17	322	3	_bowstrings
daysprings	17	4	157	3	d_aysprings
draftings	14	33	421	3	dra_ft_ings
dragstrips	14	5	138	3	dragstri_ps
drawings	13	38	628	3	draw___ings
hamstrings	16	4	301	3	_hamstrings
restrings	10	15	929	3	_r_estrings
astringe	9	3	822	4	__a_stringe
astringes	10	3	833	4	__a_stringes
bastings	11	42	1469	4	_ba_st_ings
beastings	12	38	765	4	bea_st_ings
blastings	12	34	791	4	bla_st_ings
bowstring	15	16	512	4	_bowstring_
castings	11	36	1405	4	_ca_st_ings
coastings	12	35	786	4	coa_st_ings
craterings	13	4	600	4	cra_terings
crestings	12	29	804	4	cr_est_ings
darings	9	37	1365	4	d_a___rings
dawting	12	36	1067	4	d_aw_t_ing_
dayspring	16	4	261	4	d_ayspring_
drafting	13	33	941	4	dra_ft_ing_
dragstrip	13	5	154	4	dragstri__p
dratting	10	38	966	4	dra__tting_
drawbridge	18	5	81	4	draw_bridge
drawbridges	19	5	69	4	draw_bridges
drawing	12	38	1205	4	draw___ing_
drawling	13	31	867	4	draw__ling_
dressings	11	26	537	4	dr_es_sings
drowsing	13	28	777	4	drows__ing_
dustings	10	41	903	4	d__ust_ings
eastings	9	34	1295	4	_ea_st_ings
eyestrings	14	6	277	4	_eyestrings
fastings	12	40	1194	4	_fa_st_ings
frostings	13	3	573	4	fr_ost_ings
frowsting	16	3	468	4	frowst_ing_
gastrins	9	3	1012	4	_ga_strin_s
gratings	10	39	1076	4	gra__t_ings
hamstring	15	4	600	4	_hamstring_
headsprings	18	12	239	4	headsprings
heartstrings	16	5	179	4	heartstrings
lastings	9	42	1442	4	_la_st_ings
lawyerings	17	5	258	4	_lawyerings
lustrings	10	24	555	4	__lustrings
lutestrings	12	5	211	4	lutestrings
plasterings	14	4	474	4	pla_sterings
raisings	9	33	844	4	_rais__ings
raspings	11	33	785	4	_ra_s_pings
ratings	8	42	1741	4	_ra__t_ings
rattlings	10	23	551	4	_ra_ttlings
resprings	12	15	625	4	_r_esprings
restring	9	15	1878	4	_r_estring_
shoestrings	15	4	264	4	shoestrings
strings	8	46	1713	4	____strings
trailerings	12	4	294	4	trailerings
unstrings	10	4	601	4	__unstrings
waistings	13	527	1076	4	_waist_ings
wrastling	13	3	552	4	wra_stling_
wrestlings	14	4	293	4	wr_estlings

Search took 10 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	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	60	8.703	17099.7
3	Display Results	60	60	0.016	3750.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	60	9.125	19582.6