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

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

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.

15 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
polypus	14	34	693	(None)
polypous	15	4	798	1	polypous
polyps	13	47	976	1	polyp_s
coypus	13	38	930	2	co_ypus
palpus	10	42	1028	2	pal_pus
polyols	12	3	849	2	polyols
polyp	12	56	1153	2	polyp__
polyped	15	3	717	2	polyped
polypeds	16	4	577	2	polypeds
polypi	13	45	859	2	polyp_i
polypod	15	4	698	2	polypod
polypods	16	4	711	2	polypods
polypuses	16	4	560	2	polypuses
polys	10	57	1876	2	poly__s
poyous	11	29	1162	2	po_yous

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	0.373	479064.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	15	3.220	33438.2
3	Display Results	15	15	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	15	3.593	49733.1