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

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

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
floodgates	15	11	252	(None)
floodgate	14	7	252	1	floodgate_
floodwater	17	5	204	2	floodwater
floodwaters	18	5	171	2	floodwaters
bloodbaths	18	5	166	3	bloodbaths
clodpates	14	4	410	3	cl_odpates
elongates	10	4	538	3	el_ongates
floodtides	15	11	258	3	floodtides
floodwalls	17	5	204	3	floodwalls
floodways	19	4	228	3	floodwa_ys
floorages	13	6	498	3	floo_rages
fluxgates	20	4	276	3	fl_uxgates

Search took 7 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	140603	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	12	5.970	23551.6
3	Display Results	12	12	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	6.376	28025.6