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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “scratchy” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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67 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
scratchy	18	4	365	(None)
scratch	14	4	601	1	scratch_
catchy	16	55	958	2	_c_atchy
cratch	13	41	1079	2	_cratch_
scraich	14	3	676	2	scraich_
scraichs	15	4	399	2	scraichs
scratched	17	3	539	2	scratched
scratcher	16	3	544	2	scratcher
scratches	16	4	732	2	scratches
scratchily	20	4	255	2	scratchily
screechy	18	4	276	2	screechy
scrunchy	18	5	238	2	scrunchy
snatchy	15	35	529	2	s_natchy
stretchy	16	4	408	2	stretchy
branchy	17	35	791	3	_branchy
catch	12	51	2037	3	_c_atch_
clutchy	17	32	389	3	_clutchy
cracky	17	50	1022	3	_cra_cky
cranch	13	36	1353	3	_cranch_
cratches	15	30	1254	3	_cratches
crotch	13	34	1008	3	_crotch_
crunchy	17	32	476	3	_crunchy
crutch	13	40	824	3	_crutch_
octarchy	18	4	295	3	octarchy
patchy	16	50	957	3	__patchy
ratch	10	42	2136	3	__ratch_
scathe	11	44	1499	3	sc_at_he
scatty	11	53	1065	3	sc_at_ty
schatchen	19	4	385	3	schatchen
sciamachy	21	5	126	3	sciamachy
scootch	14	3	446	3	scootch_
scotch	13	20	752	3	sc_otch_
scrabbly	17	16	462	3	scrabbly
scraggly	15	29	414	3	scraggly
scraggy	14	30	458	3	scra_ggy
scraiched	17	4	420	3	scraiched
scraigh	13	3	567	3	scraigh_
scraighs	14	4	363	3	scraighs
scrappy	16	23	447	3	scra_ppy
scratchers	17	4	429	3	scratchers
scratchier	17	4	434	3	scratchier
scratching	18	4	453	3	scratching
scrawly	15	19	718	3	scra_wly
scrawny	15	21	393	3	scra_wny
screech	14	3	521	3	screech_
scrooch	14	4	495	3	scrooch_
scrootch	15	4	281	3	scrootch_
scrunch	14	4	403	3	scrunch_
scrutiny	13	4	477	3	scrutiny
scultch	14	8	354	3	scultch_
scutch	13	24	708	3	sc_utch_
sketchy	19	4	305	3	s_ketchy
slatch	11	45	1053	3	s_latch_
smutchy	17	19	315	3	s_mutchy
snatch	11	43	1060	3	s_natch_
splotchy	18	4	179	3	splotchy
starchy	15	28	674	3	s_tarchy
strategy	12	4	436	3	strategy
strath	9	32	1637	3	strat_h_
straths	10	27	1172	3	strat_hs
stratify	14	4	570	3	stratify
stretch	12	3	641	3	stretch_
swarthy	16	46	637	3	swart_hy
swatch	14	54	928	3	s_watch_
thatchy	18	3	330	3	_thatchy
uncatchy	18	4	256	3	uncatchy
wrathy	15	37	785	3	_wrat_hy

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	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	146162	67	7.766	18820.8
3	Display Results	67	67	0.030	2233.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	67	7.952	22471.2