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

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

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40 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
strengthens	15	5	254	(None)
strengthen	14	5	269	1	strengthen_
restrengthens	17	6	142	2	restrengthens
strengthened	17	6	195	2	strengthened
strengthener	16	6	178	2	strengthener
strengtheners	17	6	155	2	strengtheners
strengths	13	4	355	2	strength__s
lengthens	13	4	335	3	__lengthens
restrengthen	16	6	149	3	restrengthen_
straightens	15	6	369	3	straightens
strength	12	4	443	3	strength___
strengthening	18	6	200	3	strengthening
lengthen	12	4	353	4	__lengthen_
overlengthens	20	7	199	4	overlengthens
restrengthened	19	10	108	4	restrengthened
serenities	10	4	1106	4	serenitie_s
seventeens	13	4	284	4	seven_teens
stenches	13	21	1029	4	st_en_che_s
stengahs	12	4	339	4	st_engah__s
stenotherm	15	5	299	4	st_enotherm
stenotherms	16	5	260	4	st_enotherms
sternites	9	3	1007	4	sternit_e_s
straighten	14	5	415	4	straighten_
straitens	9	4	623	4	str_ait_ens
strangeness	12	4	609	4	strangeness
strangers	10	41	1216	4	strang__ers
stranges	9	45	1676	4	strang__e_s
stranglers	11	39	682	4	strang_lers
strangles	10	30	1155	4	strang_le_s
stretchers	15	4	517	4	stre_tchers
stretches	14	3	829	4	stre_tche_s
stringent	10	4	909	4	string__ent
stringers	10	42	1064	4	string__ers
stringiness	12	4	526	4	stringiness
stringless	11	4	535	4	string_less
strongmen	12	4	432	4	strong_men_
strongyles	14	4	323	4	strongyle_s
strontians	10	4	376	4	stron_tians
trenchers	14	28	807	4	_tren_chers
trenches	13	35	1260	4	_tren_che_s

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	0.420	425454.8
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	40	9.063	16420.5
3	Display Results	40	40	0.016	2500.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	40	9.499	18811.6