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

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

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
nightcaps	17	4	319	(None)
nightcap	16	4	296	1	nightcap_
nightjars	20	4	334	2	nightjars
hightops	17	4	504	3	hight_ops
nightclub	17	6	228	3	nightclub
nightclubs	18	5	198	3	nightclubs
nightfall	16	5	315	3	nightfall
nightfalls	17	5	289	3	nightfalls
nighthawk	23	5	248	3	nighthawk
nighthawks	24	5	225	3	nighthawks
nighties	12	10	1138	3	night_ies
nightjar	19	4	316	3	nightja_r
nightless	13	8	607	3	nightless
nightmare	15	5	362	3	nightmare
nightmares	16	5	356	3	nightmares
nights	10	41	1772	3	night___s
nightscope	18	5	301	3	nightscope
nightscopes	19	5	264	3	nightscopes
tightwads	17	4	282	3	tightwads

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	148641	0.403	443402.0
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	19	6.940	21418.0
3	Display Results	19	19	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	19	7.343	24334.9