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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “whitewashers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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16 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
whitewashers	24	6	128	(None)
whitewasher	23	5	158	1	whitewasher_
whitewashes	23	5	197	1	whitewashe_s
whitewashed	24	5	146	2	whitewashe_d
whitefishes	23	5	264	3	whitefishe_s
whitewash	21	5	270	3	whitewash___
whitewashing	25	6	102	3	whitewashing
whitewashings	26	6	80	3	whitewashings
dishwashers	21	5	160	4	_dishwashers
wastewaters	17	14	250	4	wastewa_ters
whiplashes	21	5	206	4	whi_plashe_s
whitefaces	21	6	251	4	whitefa_ce_s
whiteners	15	3	524	4	white___ners
whitenesses	17	4	665	4	whitenesse_s
whitewalls	19	5	243	4	whitewa__lls
whoremasters	20	5	271	4	whoremasters

Search took 8 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	124790	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	16	7.093	17593.4
3	Display Results	16	16	0.016	1000.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	16	7.499	23828.6