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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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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
whereas	13	44	890	(None)
whereat	13	43	1192	1	whereat
wheres	12	59	1743	1	where_s
choreas	12	44	1420	2	choreas
hereat	9	35	2741	2	_hereat
heres	8	62	4590	2	_here_s
sherpas	12	3	809	2	sherpas
thereat	10	43	1524	2	thereat
theres	9	65	2547	2	there_s
wheels	12	38	1171	2	whe_els
wheens	12	46	1061	2	whe_ens
wheeps	14	43	995	2	whe_eps
whenas	12	46	1046	2	whe_nas
where	11	70	1942	2	where__
whereases	15	4	567	2	whereases
whereby	18	4	291	2	whereby
wherein	13	21	659	2	wherein
whereof	16	18	546	2	whereof
whereon	13	19	650	2	whereon
whereto	13	4	606	2	whereto
wherves	16	54	805	2	wherves
whores	12	56	1710	2	whore_s

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	107671	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	22	4.063	26500.4
3	Display Results	22	22	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	22	4.203	42515.1