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

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

22 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
steepens	10	27	711	(None)
steepen	9	34	865	1	steepen_
steepers	10	30	1137	1	steepers
deepens	10	30	781	2	_deepens
sleekens	12	27	487	2	sleekens
sleepers	10	31	1011	2	sleepers
steeped	10	34	1228	2	steepe_d
steepened	12	4	407	2	steepened
steeper	9	38	1277	2	steepe_r
steepest	10	3	812	2	steepest
steeping	11	34	1258	2	steeping
steeples	10	3	801	2	steeples
steepness	11	4	572	2	steepness
steeps	8	52	1519	2	steep__s
steerers	8	25	1135	2	steerers
steeves	10	34	1090	2	steeve_s
steppers	12	28	928	2	steppers
steppes	11	31	1069	2	steppe_s
stewpans	13	4	371	2	stewpans
sweepers	13	34	816	2	sweepers
sweetens	11	25	543	2	sweetens
teepees	9	3	926	2	_teepees

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	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	22	3.783	32000.8
3	Display Results	22	22	0.016	1375.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	22	4.189	42657.2