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

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

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
scalpel	11	37	771	(None)
scalped	12	44	1199	1	scalped
scalpels	12	34	588	1	scalpels
scalper	11	39	1292	1	scalper
carpel	10	54	1847	2	_carpel
scalded	11	40	976	2	scalded
scale	7	46	2914	2	scal_e_
scaled	9	48	2244	2	scal_ed
scaler	8	43	2160	2	scal_er
scales	8	45	2931	2	scal_es
scalier	9	43	1691	2	scalier
scall	7	44	2037	2	scal__l
scalp	9	52	1798	2	scalp__
scalpers	12	37	1086	2	scalpers
scalps	10	43	1523	2	scalp_s
scamped	14	47	1196	2	scamped
scamper	13	46	1316	2	scamper
scape	9	69	2184	2	sca_pe_
scaped	11	55	1955	2	sca_ped
scapes	10	51	2226	2	sca_pes
scarped	12	43	1440	2	scarped
scarper	11	48	1482	2	scarper
scauper	11	37	945	2	scauper
sculped	12	39	825	2	sculped

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	0.373	479064.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	24	3.266	32967.2
3	Display Results	24	24	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	24	3.639	49104.4