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

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

30 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
packsack	17	4	452	(None)
packsacks	18	4	425	1	packsacks
backpack	19	4	546	2	backpack
rucksack	15	4	328	2	rucksack
backpacks	20	4	499	3	backpacks
backsaw	18	3	620	3	backsa_w
backsaws	19	4	680	3	backsaws
backspace	21	4	508	3	backspace
backtrack	18	4	424	3	backtrack
blackjack	25	4	320	3	blackjack
crackback	17	4	351	3	crackback
hacksaw	19	4	371	3	hacksa_w
hacksawn	20	4	267	3	hacksawn
hacksaws	20	4	392	3	hacksaws
kickback	16	4	445	3	kickback
nicknack	15	4	283	3	nicknack
package	16	12	801	3	pack_age
packman	17	3	669	3	packma_n
packs	13	55	2893	3	packs___
packwax	25	4	285	3	packwa_x
payback	20	5	645	3	pa_yback
pickaback	20	5	284	3	pickaback
picklock	17	4	361	3	picklock
pickwick	20	4	229	3	pickwick
pockmark	17	4	340	3	pockmark
ransack	13	4	646	3	ra_nsack
rickrack	15	4	409	3	rickrack
rucksacks	16	4	299	3	rucksacks
talkback	15	4	393	3	talkback
ticktack	15	4	364	3	ticktack

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	146162	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	146162	30	6.796	21507.1
3	Display Results	30	30	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	30	7.219	24752.9