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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
Check this box to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
firethorn	15	4	373	(None)
firethorns	16	4	312	1	firethorns
firstborn	14	5	137	2	firstborn
bethorn	12	3	864	3	__bethorn
feretory	14	4	751	3	feret_ory
firestorm	14	4	456	3	firestorm
firework	18	4	741	3	fire_work
fireworm	16	4	669	3	fire_worm
firstborns	15	5	114	3	firstborns
foreshore	15	11	821	3	foreshore
foreshown	18	6	447	3	foreshown
foresworn	15	12	607	3	foresworn
foreworn	14	10	886	3	fore_worn
freeborn	13	4	480	3	f_reeborn
fretwork	18	4	569	3	f_retwork
retorn	6	109	2343	3	__ret_orn

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	148641	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	16	7.513	19784.5
3	Display Results	16	16	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	16	7.936	22516.5