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

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

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
scourgers	12	3	438	(None)
scourers	10	34	853	1	scour_ers
scourger	11	3	472	1	scourger_
scourges	11	3	653	1	scourge_s
couriers	10	32	1317	2	_couriers
coursers	10	44	1230	2	_coursers
courters	10	30	1537	2	_courters
scorers	9	41	1532	2	sco_r_ers
scorners	10	22	849	2	sco_rners
scourer	9	39	1043	2	scour_er_
scourge	10	3	565	2	scourge__
scourged	12	3	457	2	scourge_d
scouters	10	34	1132	2	scou_ters
scouthers	14	4	599	2	scouthers
scroungers	13	4	318	2	scroungers
splurgers	12	5	307	2	splurgers
surgers	8	35	1748	2	s__urgers

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	121436	0.546	327272.9
2	DLD Change Limit	121436	17	4.843	25074.5
3	Display Results	17	17	0.016	1062.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	5.405	33060.3