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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “gruffier” 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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23 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
gruffier	15	4	470	(None)
gruffer	14	7	579	1	gruff_er
buffier	15	6	840	2	_buffier
chuffier	19	3	454	2	chuffier
draffier	15	7	432	2	draffier
fluffier	13	26	433	2	fluffier
gauffer	14	7	442	2	gauff_er
grubbier	13	34	475	2	grubbier
gruffed	15	4	494	2	gruff_ed
gruffiest	16	3	453	2	gruffiest
gruffily	18	6	308	2	gruffily
gruffing	16	3	527	2	gruffing
gruffish	18	4	394	2	gruffish
grumpier	13	3	480	2	grumpier
grungier	10	3	498	2	grungier
gulfier	11	3	779	2	g_ulfier
huffier	16	3	749	2	_huffier
puffier	15	4	797	2	_puffier
ruffler	13	36	972	2	_ruffler
rufflier	14	3	401	2	_rufflier
scruffier	17	4	330	2	scruffier
snuffier	14	27	694	2	snuffier
stuffier	14	33	662	2	stuffier

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	121059	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	23	3.220	37596.0
3	Display Results	23	23	0.013	1769.2
	(SQL Overall)	178691	23	3.623	49321.3