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

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

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84 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
latched	13	39	1406	(None)
batched	15	41	1424	1	batched
hatched	16	34	1446	1	hatched
latches	12	33	2012	1	latches
latchet	12	31	1790	1	latchet
lathed	10	47	1845	1	lat_hed
letched	13	39	1205	1	letched
matched	15	35	1396	1	matched
patched	15	35	1462	1	patched
watched	16	30	1282	1	watched
ached	11	92	2783	2	_a_ched
arched	12	57	1732	2	_arched
bached	14	55	1989	2	ba_ched
batcher	14	44	1485	2	batcher
batches	14	40	1961	2	batches
bathed	12	55	1874	2	bat_hed
bitched	15	32	1292	2	bitched
blanched	16	30	860	2	blanched
blotched	16	3	565	2	blotched
botched	15	36	1190	2	botched
cached	14	54	1920	2	ca_ched
catcher	14	31	1582	2	catcher
catches	14	43	2076	2	catches
clutched	16	35	603	2	clutched
ditched	14	37	1190	2	ditched
etched	12	36	1370	2	_etched
fetched	16	37	1047	2	fetched
fletched	17	30	669	2	fletched
flitched	17	25	629	2	flitched
hatchel	15	35	1075	2	hatchel
hatcher	15	33	1472	2	hatcher
hatches	15	34	2027	2	hatches
hatchet	15	33	1756	2	hatchet
hitched	16	33	1225	2	hitched
hotched	16	36	1092	2	hotched
hutched	16	35	988	2	hutched
itched	12	38	1202	2	_itched
klatches	17	15	713	2	klatches
laced	8	71	3264	2	la_c_ed
laches	11	65	2834	2	la_ches
lacked	13	53	2465	2	la_cked
lanced	9	37	1772	2	lanc_ed
larchen	12	47	962	2	larchen
larches	12	44	1644	2	larches
lashed	10	56	2521	2	la_shed
latch	10	46	2046	2	latch__
latchets	13	34	1001	2	latchets
latchkey	20	4	291	2	latchkey
lated	6	52	4067	2	lat__ed
latened	8	7	1192	2	latened
lathe	8	56	2671	2	lat_he_
lather	9	51	2435	2	lat_her
lathes	9	51	2749	2	lat_hes
laughed	12	3	589	2	laughed
launched	14	7	540	2	launched
leached	13	37	1504	2	leached
leched	12	37	1600	2	l_eched
leeched	13	36	950	2	leeched
letches	12	40	1548	2	letches
loathed	11	41	944	2	loat_hed
lunched	13	39	1182	2	lunched
lurched	13	35	803	2	lurched
lynched	16	37	675	2	lynched
marched	15	38	1340	2	marched
matcher	14	32	1428	2	matcher
matches	14	32	1978	2	matches
notched	13	42	1030	2	notched
parched	15	40	1369	2	parched
patcher	14	35	1514	2	patcher
patches	14	33	2038	2	patches
pitched	15	35	1292	2	pitched
ranched	13	31	1360	2	ranched
ratches	12	36	2046	2	ratches
ratchet	12	42	1833	2	ratchet
retched	13	38	1427	2	retched
satchel	12	33	1030	2	satchel
slatches	13	15	1152	2	slatches
snatched	14	15	763	2	snatched
tetched	13	30	1077	2	tetched
thatched	17	3	543	2	thatched
unlatched	15	4	421	2	unlatched
watcher	15	31	1340	2	watcher
watches	15	30	1737	2	watches
witched	16	30	1219	2	witched

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	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	84	2.906	37051.3
3	Display Results	84	84	0.030	2800.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	84	3.076	58092.0