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

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

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82 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
hobbers	14	35	1234	(None)
bobbers	10	36	1428	1	bobbers
cobbers	13	41	1475	1	cobbers
dobbers	12	35	1324	1	dobbers
hobber	13	41	1463	1	hobber_
hobblers	15	30	851	1	hobblers
jobbers	18	29	1113	1	jobbers
lobbers	11	37	1393	1	lobbers
mobbers	13	36	1092	1	mobbers
robbers	11	28	1415	1	robbers
sobbers	11	41	1425	1	sobbers
bibbers	10	39	1135	2	bibbers
bobber	9	50	1674	2	bobber_
bobbery	13	43	834	2	bobbery
bombers	13	45	1259	2	bombers
clobbers	14	39	751	2	clobbers
cobber	12	41	1684	2	cobber_
cobblers	14	35	959	2	cobblers
combers	13	45	1661	2	combers
dabbers	12	38	1321	2	dabbers
dibbers	12	40	1317	2	dibbers
dobber	11	40	1541	2	dobber_
dubbers	12	40	1182	2	dubbers
fibbers	14	45	1060	2	fibbers
gabbers	12	46	1283	2	gabbers
gibbers	12	47	1098	2	gibbers
gobbets	12	32	764	2	gobbets
gobblers	13	30	834	2	gobblers
goobers	10	21	961	2	goobers
hoaxers	17	32	713	2	hoaxers
hobbed	14	41	1430	2	hobbe_d
hobbies	14	38	1334	2	hobbies
hobbits	14	31	755	2	hobbits
hobbler	14	37	1040	2	hobbler_
hobbles	14	33	1378	2	hobbles
hoboes	11	47	1744	2	hoboe_s
hockers	16	39	1591	2	hockers
hoers	8	57	2492	2	ho__ers
hoggers	12	45	1248	2	hoggers
holders	11	37	1590	2	holders
hollers	10	38	1823	2	hollers
hombres	14	36	987	2	hombres
homers	11	48	2197	2	ho_mers
honers	9	43	2497	2	ho_ners
honkers	14	33	1523	2	honkers
hoofers	13	45	1332	2	hoofers
hookers	14	49	1651	2	hookers
hoopers	12	36	1648	2	hoopers
hooters	10	45	2046	2	hooters
hoovers	13	43	1270	2	hoovers
hopers	11	42	2297	2	ho_pers
hoppers	14	31	1514	2	hoppers
hosers	9	52	2395	2	ho_sers
hosiers	10	42	1263	2	hosiers
hotbeds	13	31	500	2	hotbeds
housers	10	47	1781	2	housers
hovers	12	43	2025	2	ho_vers
howlers	13	33	1235	2	howlers
jabbers	18	36	1058	2	jabbers
jibbers	18	44	970	2	jibbers
jobber	17	38	1335	2	jobber_
jobbery	21	36	600	2	jobbery
libbers	11	38	1282	2	libbers
lobber	10	40	1659	2	lobber_
lobbyers	15	3	319	2	lobbyers
lubbers	11	39	1372	2	lubbers
mobber	12	36	1346	2	mobber_
nabbers	11	37	1046	2	nabbers
nobblers	12	31	856	2	nobblers
ombers	10	42	1439	2	_ombers
ribbers	11	39	1318	2	ribbers
robber	10	39	1653	2	robber_
robbery	14	34	827	2	robbery
rubbers	11	39	1318	2	rubbers
slobbers	12	39	852	2	slobbers
sobber	10	40	1658	2	sobber_
sobers	8	52	1885	2	so_bers
swobbers	15	35	559	2	swobbers
throbbers	16	4	315	2	throbbers
tubbers	11	34	1124	2	tubbers
wobblers	15	32	788	2	wobblers
yabbers	14	38	935	2	yabbers

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	0.186	960704.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	82	3.470	31029.1
3	Display Results	82	82	0.030	2733.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	82	3.686	48478.3