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

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

16 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
scutages	11	3	650	(None)
scutage	10	3	633	1	scutage_
cubages	12	3	792	2	_cubages
cuttages	11	29	722	2	_cuttages
ecotages	11	3	697	2	ecotages
escuages	11	4	516	2	escu_ages
outages	8	23	1732	2	_outages
sausages	9	3	700	2	sausages
scalages	11	30	1025	2	scalages
scutate	9	3	1032	2	scutate_
scutches	15	16	888	2	scutches
scutes	8	52	1919	2	scut__es
scuttles	10	5	650	2	scuttles
septages	11	6	826	2	septages
soutanes	8	3	1293	2	soutanes
stages	7	56	2949	2	s__tages

Search took 5 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	121059	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	16	4.076	29700.4
3	Display Results	16	16	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	16	4.232	42223.8