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

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

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.

14 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
matchlock	22	5	240	(None)
matchlocks	23	5	230	1	matchlocks
matchbook	22	5	246	2	matchbook
hatchback	25	6	331	3	hatchback
hatcheck	22	4	401	3	hatch_eck
matchbooks	23	5	232	3	matchbooks
matchbox	24	4	262	3	matchbo_x
matchless	16	4	468	3	matchless
matchmark	22	4	291	3	matchmark
matchstick	23	5	170	3	matchstick
matchwood	20	9	343	3	matchwood
mattock	15	3	582	3	mat__tock
patchwork	23	4	389	3	patchwork
schlock	18	23	587	3	__schlock

Search took 8 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	148641	0.453	394461.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	14	7.093	20956.0
3	Display Results	14	14	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	14	7.546	23680.2