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

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

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70 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
taskmasters	17	5	263	(None)
taskmaster	16	5	246	1	taskmaster_
toastmasters	14	5	226	2	toastmasters
bandmasters	16	8	418	3	bandmasters
bushmasters	18	5	258	3	bushmasters
dockmasters	20	5	310	3	dockmasters
paymasters	17	4	384	3	pa_ymasters
postmasters	15	11	532	3	postmasters
taskmistress	18	9	97	3	taskmistress
toastmaster	13	5	216	3	toastmaster_
truckmasters	20	5	177	3	truckmasters
yardmasters	17	5	273	3	yardmasters
alabasters	12	4	325	4	_alabasters
amassers	10	33	784	4	_a__massers
animaters	11	12	997	4	_anima_ters
assisters	9	3	635	4	_as_sisters
backlashers	22	12	363	4	backlashers
backwaters	21	9	516	4	backwa_ters
ballasters	12	4	509	4	ba_llasters
bandmaster	15	12	441	4	bandmaster_
bushmaster	17	5	250	4	bushmaster_
cadasters	12	3	683	4	ca__dasters
casemates	13	4	952	4	casema_te_s
castraters	12	4	647	4	castra_ters
dasymeters	16	4	359	4	dasym_eters
disasters	10	3	915	4	dis__asters
dockmaster	19	6	307	4	dockmaster_
gamesters	12	3	673	4	ga__mesters
gasometers	13	4	664	4	gasom_eters
hamsters	13	7	1042	4	ha__m_sters
headmasters	17	17	430	4	headmasters
housemasters	17	15	362	4	housemasters
ironmasters	13	16	326	4	ironmasters
lacklusters	17	5	173	4	lacklusters
lamisters	11	5	712	4	la__misters
lamsters	10	9	975	4	la__m_sters
loadmasters	14	5	331	4	loadmasters
masters	9	46	2892	4	____masters
outmasters	12	4	573	4	_outmasters
overmasters	16	4	482	4	overmasters
palmisters	14	4	467	4	pa_lmisters
paymaster	16	4	387	4	pa_ymaster_
postmaster	14	11	571	4	postmaster_
quizmasters	31	6	167	4	quizmasters
remasters	11	3	1058	4	__remasters
ringmasters	14	13	280	4	ringmasters
scamsters	13	3	499	4	__scamsters
seamsters	11	3	633	4	__seamsters
semesters	11	3	912	4	__semesters
shipmasters	18	5	286	4	shipmasters
skaters	11	35	1296	4	__sk_a_ters
smashers	13	33	959	4	__s_mashers
smatters	10	40	1171	4	__s_matters
spymasters	17	4	280	4	_spymasters
tailgaters	11	4	340	4	tailga_ters
tailwaters	13	4	351	4	tailwa_ters
tapsters	10	31	880	4	ta___psters
taskbars	14	5	299	4	taskba___rs
tastemakers	17	5	251	4	tastema_kers
tasters	7	42	2564	4	t____asters
taximeters	19	4	405	4	taxim_eters
teamsters	11	3	597	4	t_eam_sters
teatasters	10	4	388	4	t_eatasters
telecasters	13	4	378	4	telecasters
toasters	8	39	1272	4	t___oasters
trimesters	12	4	541	4	t_rimesters
truckmaster	19	5	185	4	truckmaster_
webmasters	17	4	291	4	_webmasters
wharfmasters	23	5	170	4	wharfmasters
yardmaster	16	5	271	4	yardmaster_

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	70	8.783	16944.0
3	Display Results	70	70	0.046	1521.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	70	9.249	19320.0