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

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

17 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
numbest	11	3	879	(None)
dumbest	12	3	874	1	dumbest
bummest	13	29	862	2	bummest
fumiest	12	3	1219	2	fumiest
humblest	15	28	828	2	humblest
nimblest	12	3	692	2	nimblest
nubbiest	12	11	731	2	nubbiest
nudest	7	41	1383	2	nu_dest
numbat	10	3	1208	2	numb_at
numbats	11	3	767	2	numbats
numbed	11	41	1144	2	numbe_d
number	10	39	1322	2	numbe_r
numbers	11	37	1124	2	numbers
numbles	11	38	1427	2	numbles_
numbness	12	3	441	2	numbness
numbs	9	49	1309	2	numb_s_
rummest	11	27	983	2	rummest

Search took 4 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	107671	0.376	475242.0
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	17	3.170	33965.6
3	Display Results	17	17	0.016	1062.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	3.562	50165.9