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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “lifeguarded” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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.

20 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
lifeguarded	17	6	86	(None)
lifeguard	14	5	160	2	lifeguar__d
lifeguards	15	5	154	2	lifeguard_s
safeguarded	17	5	126	2	safeguarded
lifeguarding	18	6	95	3	lifeguarding
blackguarded	23	6	153	4	blackguarded
bodyguarded	20	6	128	4	bodyguarded
disregarded	15	6	208	4	disreg_arded
fireguard	14	4	290	4	fireguar__d
fireguards	15	5	238	4	fireguard_s
guarded	10	3	615	4	____guarded
leotarded	11	4	278	4	l__eotarded
lifecare	13	6	411	4	life_car_e_
lifecares	14	6	381	4	life_car_es
niggarded	13	4	264	4	ni__ggarded
regarded	11	27	980	4	__reg_arded
safeguard	14	5	208	4	safeguar__d
safeguards	15	5	204	4	safeguard_s
unguarded	12	4	410	4	__unguarded
vinegared	14	4	296	4	vineg_ar_ed

Search took 10 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	148819	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	20	8.876	16766.4
3	Display Results	20	20	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	9.299	19216.2