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

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

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.

24 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
polygala	14	4	389	(None)
polygalas	15	4	395	1	polygalas
polygamy	19	4	407	2	polygamy
apologal	11	4	472	3	apologal_
plagal	9	4	857	3	p_lagal_
plugola	10	4	301	3	p_lugola
polygamic	19	4	508	3	polygamic
polygene	14	5	669	3	polygene
polyglot	14	4	545	3	polyglot
polygon	13	4	693	3	polyg_on
polygonal	15	4	434	3	polygonal
polygons	14	4	772	3	polygons
polygony	17	4	498	3	polygony
polygraph	20	4	510	3	polygraph
polygyny	16	4	317	3	polygyny
polymath	18	7	596	3	polymath
polynya	15	4	406	3	poly_nya
polyol	11	3	871	3	poly_ol_
polyols	12	3	849	3	poly_ols
polyoma	14	4	702	3	poly_oma
polyparia	16	4	579	3	polyparia
polypary	18	5	511	3	polypary
polypnea	15	4	425	3	polypnea
polyuria	13	5	582	3	polyuria

Search took 9 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	0.453	394461.4
2	DLD Change Limit	146162	24	7.736	18893.7
3	Display Results	24	24	0.016	1500.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	24	8.205	21778.3