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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “gauffer” 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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30 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
gauffer	14	7	442	(None)
gaffer	13	43	1013	1	ga_ffer
gauffers	15	6	383	1	gauffers
gruffer	14	7	579	1	gruffer
bluffer	15	39	688	2	bluffer
buffer	14	45	1268	2	_buffer
chauffer	19	26	379	2	chauffer
chuffer	18	33	714	2	chuffer
duffer	13	47	1166	2	_duffer
fluffer	12	33	650	2	fluffer
gaffe	12	41	1165	2	ga_ffe_
gaffed	14	42	1020	2	ga_ffed
gaffers	14	42	871	2	ga_ffers
gaffes	13	48	1110	2	ga_ffes
gaucher	13	3	723	2	gaucher
gaudier	9	3	845	2	gaudier
gauffered	17	4	187	2	gauffered
gauger	8	47	1485	2	gau_ger
gaunter	8	29	1071	2	gaunter
gauzier	17	3	563	2	gauzier
goffer	13	40	951	2	g_offer
gruffed	15	4	494	2	gruffed
gruffier	15	4	470	2	gruffier
puffer	14	46	1073	2	_puffer
quaffer	22	3	513	2	quaffer
scuffer	15	32	888	2	scuffer
snuffer	13	31	885	2	snuffer
stuffer	13	34	979	2	stuffer
suffer	12	43	1451	2	_suffer
zaffer	21	39	715	2	za_ffer

Search took 4 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	0.376	475242.0
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	30	3.123	34476.8
3	Display Results	30	30	0.016	1875.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	30	3.515	50836.7