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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “scriptwriters” 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.
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31 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
scriptwriters	20	6	103	(None)
scriptwriter	19	6	123	1	scriptwriter_
screenwriters	18	6	120	3	screenwriters
copywriters	21	5	197	4	_c_opywriters
screenwriter	17	6	125	4	screenwriter_
scripters	13	11	668	4	scrip____ters
scriptures	14	4	379	4	scriptur__e_s
accipiters	16	16	281	5	accip___iters
copywriter	20	5	247	5	_c_opywriter_
cowriters	14	31	728	5	_c___owriters
criticizers	24	7	233	5	_cri_ticizers
critters	10	35	1132	5	_cri_t___ters
cryptarithms	24	14	144	5	_cryptarithms
ghostwriters	19	6	127	5	_ghostwriters
rewriters	12	3	634	5	__r__ewriters
scimiters	13	4	512	5	sc_i___miters
screwdrivers	21	6	59	5	scr_ewdrivers
scripter	12	13	778	5	scrip____ter_
scriptoria	14	5	325	5	scriptori___a
scriptorium	17	5	260	5	scriptori__um
scripture	13	4	388	5	scriptur__e__
scrutinizers	23	7	166	5	scr_utinizers
skywriters	20	5	182	5	s___kywriters
songwriters	15	5	210	5	s__ongwriters
speechwriters	23	10	117	5	speechwriters
sportswriters	18	6	139	5	sportswriters
springwaters	18	5	130	5	springw_aters
stripteasers	14	7	141	5	stript_easers
subwriters	15	4	441	5	s___ubwriters
surprisers	12	4	363	5	sur_p__risers
typewriters	19	5	205	5	__typewriters

Search took 10 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	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	31	9.360	13332.3
3	Display Results	31	31	0.016	1937.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	31	9.782	18267.3