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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “hexoses” 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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24 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
hexoses	17	22	889	(None)
hexones	17	29	914	1	hexones
hexose	16	26	784	1	hexose_
demoses	10	38	1583	2	demoses
deposes	10	31	1721	2	deposes
eposes	8	44	1878	2	_eposes
eroses	6	53	2706	2	_eroses
exposes	16	3	996	2	_exposes
hearses	10	44	1453	2	hearses
heptoses	13	3	837	2	heptoses
heroes	9	49	2382	2	hero_es
hexades	18	37	870	2	hexades
hexanes	17	31	946	2	hexanes
hexes	15	51	2304	2	hex__es
hexone	16	28	923	2	hexone_
hexosan	17	4	433	2	hexosan
hexosans	18	4	412	2	hexosans
hoses	8	54	4318	2	h__oses
ketoses	11	49	1287	2	ketoses
meioses	9	3	1083	2	meioses
nexuses	14	3	674	2	nexuses
reposes	9	40	2126	2	reposes
texases	14	3	757	2	texases
xeroses	14	36	1283	2	xeroses

Search took 4 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	0.783	228213.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	24	3.000	35890.3
3	Display Results	24	24	0.016	1500.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	24	3.799	47036.3