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

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

19 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
stretch	12	3	641	(None)
stretchy	16	4	408	1	stretchy
restretch	14	7	387	2	restretch
retch	10	48	1830	2	__retch
scratch	14	4	601	2	scratch
screech	14	3	522	2	screech
sketch	15	3	536	2	s_ketch
stench	11	41	1116	2	st_ench
stitch	11	41	910	2	st_itch
strath	9	32	1637	2	strat_h
stretched	15	4	621	2	stretched
stretcher	14	4	629	2	stretcher
stretches	14	3	829	2	stretches
stretta	7	3	729	2	stretta
strette	7	3	1076	2	strette
stretti	7	4	791	2	stretti
stretto	7	3	773	2	stretto
trench	11	42	1161	2	_trench
wretch	14	32	653	2	_wretch

Search took 4 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	107671	0.373	479064.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	19	3.093	34811.2
3	Display Results	19	19	0.016	1187.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	19	3.482	51318.5