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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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21 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
obtains	9	3	916	(None)
obtain	8	3	918	1	obtain_
abstains	10	4	732	2	abstains
attains	7	3	1098	2	attains
blains	8	45	1637	2	_blains
bobtails	12	4	519	2	bobtails
brains	8	51	2547	2	_brains
contains	10	3	1653	2	contains
detains	8	37	1609	2	detains
obtained	11	3	653	2	obtained
obtainer	10	4	579	2	obtainer
obtainers	11	4	485	2	obtainers
octans	8	14	1114	2	octa_ns
ordains	8	7	965	2	ordains
outgains	9	8	1016	2	outgains
outsins	7	34	1786	2	outsins
oxtails	14	3	638	2	oxtails
reobtains	11	4	443	2	reobtains
retains	7	45	2225	2	retains
stains	6	49	2365	2	_stains
tains	5	49	3632	2	__tains

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	0.123	1452772.4
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	21	2.923	36835.8
3	Display Results	21	21	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	21	3.046	58664.1