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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “chowders” 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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31 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
chowders	17	38	754	(None)
chowder	16	38	780	1	chowder_
clowders	14	35	747	1	clowders
crowders	14	39	880	1	crowders
chawers	15	44	1205	2	chaw_ers
cheders	13	45	1239	2	ch_eders
chewers	15	41	1113	2	chew_ers
chiders	13	53	1294	2	ch_iders
chokers	16	43	1152	2	cho_kers
cholers	12	42	1520	2	cho_lers
chompers	17	36	959	2	chompers
choosers	13	48	1087	2	choosers
choppers	17	41	1046	2	choppers
chousers	13	46	1020	2	chousers
chowdered	19	4	400	2	chowdered
chowses	15	56	1128	2	chowse_s
chudders	15	23	556	2	chudders
clowder	13	36	793	2	clowder_
codders	11	41	1445	2	c_odders
coders	9	54	2698	2	c_o_ders
coholders	15	3	562	2	coholders
corders	10	45	2088	2	c_orders
cowers	11	46	2553	2	c_ow_ers
crowder	13	38	984	2	crowder_
crowers	12	46	1489	2	crow_ers
crowners	13	37	1074	2	crowners
holders	11	37	1590	2	_holders
howlers	13	33	1235	2	_howlers
powders	13	41	1155	2	_powders
scowders	14	27	622	2	scowders
showers	13	46	1268	2	show_ers

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	121059	0.143	1249587.4
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	31	4.060	29817.5
3	Display Results	31	31	0.016	1937.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	31	4.219	42353.9