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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “metrists” 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.

12 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
metrists	10	3	985	(None)
metrist	9	3	1706	1	metrist_
centrists	11	4	1023	2	centrists
merises	9	34	2142	2	me_rises
merisis	9	32	1317	2	me_risis
merits	8	3	2087	2	me_ri_ts
metalists	11	4	1266	2	metalists
metrics	11	3	1236	2	metri_cs
metritis	10	4	919	2	metritis
motorists	11	4	991	2	motorists
retwists	11	3	560	2	retwists
verists	10	36	1367	2	ve_rists

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	0.393	454684.5
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	12	4.280	28284.8
3	Display Results	12	12	0.016	750.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	4.689	38108.6