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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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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
shmaltzier	24	5	159	(None)
schmaltzier	27	5	167	1	schmaltzier
schmalzier	26	9	211	2	schmal_zier
shmaltzes	23	5	278	2	shmaltz_es
shmaltziest	25	5	148	2	shmaltziest
healthier	15	4	425	3	_healthier
maltier	9	30	1548	3	__malt_ier
saltier	7	43	1863	3	s__alt_ier
schmaltzes	26	5	246	3	schmaltz_es
schmaltziest	28	5	136	3	schmaltziest
shalier	10	31	1642	3	sh_al__ier
shmaltz	21	4	465	3	shmaltz___
shmaltzy	25	5	211	3	shmaltz__y
shoalier	11	3	707	3	shoal__ier
stealthier	13	4	286	3	stealthier

Search took 7 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	140603	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	15	5.593	25139.1
3	Display Results	15	15	0.016	937.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	15	6.015	29707.6