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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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40 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
sheephead	18	6	389	(None)
sheepheads	19	4	365	1	sheepheads
sheepshead	19	6	194	1	sheepshead
sheepsheads	20	6	183	2	sheepsheads
shepherd	17	4	437	2	sh_epherd
sleepyhead	19	5	120	2	sleepyhead
steelhead	13	4	319	2	steelhead
cheeped	15	34	1059	3	cheep_e_d
cheerlead	15	9	300	3	cheerlead
greenhead	14	4	316	3	greenhead
hophead	16	33	792	3	_h_ophead
saphead	13	5	777	3	s__aphead
seeped	9	43	1752	3	s_eep_e_d
seethed	11	34	1019	3	s_eethe_d
sheathed	15	4	722	3	sheathe_d
sheened	11	35	1170	3	shee_ne_d
sheepfold	18	5	199	3	sheepfold
sheepherder	20	6	187	3	sheepherder
sheepman	15	4	385	3	sheep_man
sheepmen	15	4	464	3	sheepme_n
sheered	11	35	1545	3	shee_re_d
sheeted	11	38	1304	3	shee_te_d
sheetfed	15	4	414	3	sheetfe_d
shepherds	18	4	322	3	sh_epherds
shewbread	18	4	204	3	shewbread
shithead	15	3	552	3	sh_ithead
shlepped	16	3	364	3	shleppe_d
shorthead	16	4	447	3	shorthead
showerhead	20	5	195	3	showerhead
sleepwear	14	4	199	3	sleepwear
sleepyheads	20	5	116	3	sleepyheads
sorehead	12	4	697	3	sore_head
spearhead	15	4	298	3	spearhead
speedread	13	4	238	3	speedread
steelheads	14	4	279	3	steelheads
steeped	10	34	1228	3	steep_e_d
steepled	11	3	589	3	steeple_d
swellhead	16	4	231	3	swellhead
wheeped	16	38	750	3	wheep_e_d
wheepled	17	3	329	3	wheeple_d

Search took 8 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	148641	0.500	357382.0
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	40	7.423	20024.4
3	Display Results	40	40	0.016	2500.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	40	7.939	22508.0