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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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22 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
nowadays	15	4	226	(None)
noondays	12	4	288	2	noondays
noways	12	12	773	2	now__ays
towaways	17	4	363	2	towaways
faradays	15	4	427	3	faradays
holidays	15	4	410	3	holidays
holydays	18	4	347	3	holydays
howdahs	17	3	361	3	how_dahs
nadas	6	63	2081	3	n__ada_s
nomads	9	47	1160	3	nomad__s
nongays	11	17	653	3	no_ngays
nonplays	13	4	489	3	nonplays
noonday	11	4	460	3	noonday_
nosegays	12	4	330	3	nosegays
noway	11	11	1284	3	now__ay_
noyades	11	3	656	3	noyad_es
posadas	10	3	719	3	posada_s
roadways	15	6	460	3	ro_adways
stowaways	18	4	204	3	stowaways
todays	10	45	810	3	to__days
towaway	16	4	415	3	towaway_
workdays	19	4	290	3	workdays

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	146162	0.173	1032896.0
2	DLD Change Limit	146162	22	7.376	19815.9
3	Display Results	22	22	0.013	1692.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	22	7.562	23630.1