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

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

18 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
scalene	9	3	1077	(None)
scaleni	9	3	688	1	scaleni
saline	6	51	3270	2	s_aline
scalade	10	35	926	2	scalade
scalage	10	31	1053	2	scalage
scalare	9	33	1183	2	scalare
scale	7	46	2914	2	scal__e
scaled	9	48	2244	2	scale_d
scalenus	10	4	554	2	scalenus
scaler	8	43	2160	2	scale_r
scalers	9	38	1726	2	scalers
scales	8	45	2931	2	scale_s
scaleup	11	3	448	2	scaleup
scaling	10	35	1937	2	scaling
scavenge	14	4	281	2	scavenge
scene	7	72	2057	2	sc__ene
squalene	17	4	561	2	squalene
stelene	7	3	1025	2	stelene

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	0.360	496363.9
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	18	3.013	35735.5
3	Display Results	18	18	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	18	3.373	52976.9