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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “statesmanly” 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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17 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
statesmanly	16	7	147	(None)
statesman	11	4	440	2	statesman__
statesmanlike	19	7	76	3	statesmanlike
statesmen	11	4	416	3	statesmen__
craftsmanly	21	8	117	4	craftsmanly
salesman	10	4	735	4	s_alesman__
seamanly	13	4	540	4	s___eamanly
sportsmanly	18	5	164	4	sportsmanly
stateable	11	3	690	4	state__able
statedly	12	4	583	4	state___dly
stately	10	3	1022	4	state____ly
statement	11	4	879	4	state_men_t
statements	12	5	688	4	state_ments
statesmanship	20	17	314	4	statesmanship
statically	15	4	1157	4	stat_ically
statuesquely	24	6	72	4	statuesquely
talesman	10	4	669	4	_talesman__

Search took 9 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	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	17	8.233	18075.9
3	Display Results	17	17	0.016	1062.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	8.672	20605.5