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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “flamethrowers” 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.
Check this box to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

12 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
flamethrowers	24	13	69	(None)
flamethrower	23	13	73	1	flamethrower_
flameproofers	23	16	121	4	flameproofers
blanketflowers	26	7	66	5	blanketflowers
dethroners	14	4	363	5	___dethroners
fathomers	17	4	495	5	f_a__th_omers
flameproofer	22	16	149	5	flameproofer_
flameproofs	21	6	154	5	flame_pro_ofs
flashovers	19	5	281	5	fla__sh_overs
flatterers	13	17	591	5	fla_tter__ers
foamflowers	22	5	213	5	foam__flowers
throwers	14	10	603	5	_____throwers

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	124790	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	12	9.220	13534.7
3	Display Results	12	12	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	9.610	18594.3