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

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

27 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
torchy	14	54	953	(None)
torch	10	74	2093	1	torch_
touchy	14	50	1050	1	touchy
botchy	16	53	782	2	botchy
conchy	16	37	1022	2	conchy
forwhy	18	3	442	2	forwhy
poachy	16	38	896	2	poachy
porch	12	59	1862	2	porch_
pouchy	16	53	866	2	pouchy
starchy	15	28	674	2	starchy
techy	13	56	1201	2	t_echy
tetchy	14	3	600	2	tetchy
toothy	12	52	969	2	toothy
torah	8	71	2527	2	torah_
torahs	9	51	1564	2	torahs
torc	6	63	3335	2	torc__
torched	13	35	1136	2	torched
torches	12	37	1544	2	torches
torchon	12	3	736	2	torchon
torcs	7	51	2376	2	torc_s
tory	7	58	4054	2	tor__y
touch	10	65	1939	2	touch_
touche	11	49	1617	2	touche
toughy	13	59	1108	2	toughy
troche	11	31	1251	2	troche
trophy	14	3	828	2	trophy
worthy	15	59	880	2	worthy

Search took 6 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	82551	0.686	260482.5
2	DLD Change Limit	82551	27	5.123	16113.8
3	Display Results	27	27	0.016	1687.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	27	5.825	30676.6