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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “fourths” 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
fourths	13	37	495	(None)
fourth	12	35	744	1	fourth_
courts	8	42	1617	2	court_s
couths	11	57	1541	2	cou_ths
dourahs	11	48	725	2	dourahs
firths	12	51	1350	2	f_irths
fortes	9	53	2718	2	fo_rtes
forth	11	62	2267	2	fo_rth_
fortis	9	54	1861	2	fo_rtis
forts	8	60	3445	2	fo_rt_s
founts	9	43	1338	2	fount_s
fours	8	55	2149	2	four__s
fourthly	17	4	252	2	fourthly
mouths	11	52	1453	2	mou_ths
norths	9	68	1232	2	no_rths
rouths	9	54	1682	2	rou_ths
souths	9	52	1660	2	sou_ths
worths	12	78	1289	2	wo_rths
youths	12	45	1004	2	you_ths

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	107671	0.750	238254.7
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	19	6.953	15485.5
3	Display Results	19	19	0.016	1187.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	19	7.719	23149.5