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

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

12 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
mouthwash	20	4	180	(None)
mouthwashes	22	6	206	2	mouthwashes
outwash	13	18	761	2	_out_wash
mouthers	13	38	1130	3	mouthers_
mouthiest	14	3	836	3	mouthiest
mouthless	14	4	471	3	mouthless
mouthpart	16	4	382	3	mouthpart
mouths	11	52	1453	3	mouth__s_
outwish	13	28	985	3	_out_wish
southeast	12	4	679	3	southeast
southward	16	5	393	3	southward
southwest	15	4	545	3	southwest

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	0.420	425454.8
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	12	6.533	22752.3
3	Display Results	12	12	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	6.953	25699.8