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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “polygraphists” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
polygraphists	24	10	189	(None)
polygraphist	23	6	314	1	polygraphist_
polygamists	19	6	349	3	polyg_a_mists
polygraphers	23	5	340	3	polygraph_ers
polygraphic	24	6	471	3	polygraphi__c
polygraphing	24	5	267	3	polygraphi_ng
polygraphs	21	4	530	3	polygraph___s
telegraphists	19	6	187	3	telegraphists
calligraphists	22	9	113	4	calligraphists
epigraphists	20	6	199	4	_epigraphists
holographies	21	4	812	4	holographi_es
polygamist	18	6	530	4	polyg_a_mist_
polygraph	20	4	510	4	polygraph____
polygraphed	23	5	361	4	polygraph__ed
polygrapher	22	5	406	4	polygraph__er
polymorphisms	27	6	292	4	polymorphisms
telegraphist	18	6	360	4	telegraphist_

Search took 6 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	95024	0.360	496363.9
2	DLD Change Limit	95024	17	4.923	19302.1
3	Display Results	17	17	0.013	1307.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	5.296	33740.7