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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “nymphae” 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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26 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
nymphae	17	4	383	(None)
nympha	16	4	357	1	nympha_
nymphal	17	4	403	1	nymphal
hyphae	17	4	643	2	hy_phae
nymph	15	5	521	2	nymph__
nymphean	18	4	240	2	nymphean
nymphet	17	6	432	2	nymphet
nympho	16	4	358	2	nymph_o
nymphos	17	4	408	2	nymphos
nymphs	16	3	350	2	nymph_s
cymae	12	67	1301	3	cym__ae
cymophane	21	4	469	3	cymophane
hypha	16	3	738	3	hy_pha_
hyphal	17	3	641	3	hy_phal
imphee	13	3	1035	3	_imphee
lymph	15	4	704	3	lymph__
lymphs	16	3	505	3	lymph_s
nuchae	11	21	851	3	n_uchae
nylghai	14	4	144	3	nylghai
nylghau	14	4	141	3	nylghau
nymphalid	20	5	383	3	nymphalid
nymphets	18	6	270	3	nymphets
nymphette	19	5	206	3	nymphette
raphae	11	43	1173	3	_raphae
rhaphae	15	4	319	3	rhaphae
tympan	13	25	701	3	tymp_an

Search took 7 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	134027	0.470	380193.6
2	DLD Change Limit	134027	26	6.030	22226.7
3	Display Results	26	26	0.016	1625.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	26	6.516	27423.4