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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “hydranths” 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.

20 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
hydranths	19	8	316	(None)
hydranth	18	7	389	1	hydranth_
hydrants	15	8	579	1	hydrant_s
hydrant	14	8	905	2	hydrant__
hydrastis	16	4	449	2	hydrastis
hydrates	15	22	940	2	hydra_tes
amaranths	14	4	355	3	amaranths
hyacinths	20	7	142	3	hyacinths
hydracids	19	4	384	3	hydracids
hydragogs	18	4	298	3	hydragogs
hydrangea	17	5	252	3	hydrangea
hydrangeas	18	5	212	3	hydrangeas
hydras	13	23	931	3	hydra___s
hydrases	15	22	764	3	hydra_ses
hydrate	14	23	981	3	hydra_t_e
hydrated	16	21	695	3	hydra_ted
hydrator	15	4	576	3	hydra_tor
hydrators	16	4	568	3	hydrators
hydropaths	22	5	565	3	hydropaths
tyrants	10	3	745	3	ty_rant_s

Search took 7 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	0.170	1051123.5
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	20	6.313	23545.2
3	Display Results	20	20	0.016	1250.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	6.499	27495.2