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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “scratchboard” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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.

15 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
scratchboard	22	6	87	(None)
scratchboards	23	6	82	1	scratchboards
matchboard	20	5	327	3	__matchboard
patchboard	20	5	351	3	__patchboard
switchboard	22	5	194	3	s_witchboard
catchword	20	6	393	4	_c_atchwo_rd
matchboards	21	5	289	4	__matchboards
patchboards	21	5	315	4	__patchboards
scratched	17	3	539	4	scratch___ed
scratcher	16	3	544	4	scratch__er_
scratchers	17	4	429	4	scratch__ers
scratchier	17	4	434	4	scratch_ier_
skateboard	17	5	357	4	s_kat_eboard
splashboard	19	5	125	4	spla_shboard
switchboards	23	5	170	4	s_witchboards

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	124790	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	15	7.876	15844.3
3	Display Results	15	15	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	15	8.266	21617.6