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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “skirmishers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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31 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
skirmishers	20	5	123	(None)
skirmisher	19	5	141	1	skirmisher_
skirmishes	19	5	218	1	skirmishe_s
skirmished	20	5	156	2	skirmishe_d
skirmish	17	4	326	3	skirmish___
skirmishing	21	5	184	3	skirmishing
surmisers	11	4	520	3	s_urmis_ers
blemishers	17	6	301	4	_blemishers
burnishers	15	4	370	4	_burnishers
cherishers	18	5	455	4	cher_ishers
finishers	15	4	535	4	_fi_nishers
furbishers	18	4	309	4	_furbishers
furnishers	16	4	363	4	_furnishers
garnishers	14	17	486	4	_garnishers
kermises	14	24	831	4	_kermis_e_s
kingfishers	22	5	171	4	_kingfishers
kirmesses	15	25	390	4	_kirmesse_s
nourishers	13	8	363	4	nour_ishers
sailfishes	16	4	464	4	sailfishe_s
scimiters	13	4	512	4	sci_mi_ters
shipmasters	18	5	286	4	shipmasters
skimmers	16	29	646	4	ski_m__mers
skirters	12	33	724	4	skir___ters
skittishness	19	5	241	4	skittishness
smashers	13	33	959	4	s___mashers
smithers	13	36	979	4	s___mithers
starfishes	16	4	615	4	starfishe_s
surmiser	10	3	676	4	s_urmis_er_
surmises	10	3	1064	4	s_urmis_e_s
swishers	14	32	805	4	s___wishers
varnishers	16	17	434	4	_varnishers

Search took 10 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	148819	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	31	9.126	16307.1
3	Display Results	31	31	0.016	1937.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	31	9.548	18715.0