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

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

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.

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
leaguers	9	3	506	(None)
leaguer	8	3	579	1	leaguer_
leagues	8	3	794	1	league_s
beleaguers	13	4	237	2	beleaguers
eagers	7	45	2368	2	_eag_ers
laagers	8	34	1125	2	laag_ers
lagers	7	48	2614	2	l_ag_ers
laggers	9	42	1624	2	l_aggers
leachers	13	37	1281	2	leachers
leaders	8	38	1960	2	lea_ders
league	7	5	874	2	league__
leagued	9	3	546	2	league_d
leaguered	11	4	322	2	leaguered
leakers	11	34	1542	2	lea_kers
leaners	7	37	1817	2	lea_ners
leapers	9	37	1666	2	lea_pers
learners	8	39	815	2	learners
leasers	7	47	1784	2	lea_sers
leathers	11	42	1508	2	leathers
leavers	10	37	1778	2	lea_vers
ledgers	9	49	1218	2	ledg_ers
legers	7	45	1831	2	le_g_ers
plaguers	11	28	650	2	plaguers

Search took 5 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	4.156	29128.7
3	Display Results	23	23	0.016	1437.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	23	4.562	39169.4