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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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37 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
shorthaired	18	5	191	(None)
shorthair	15	4	302	2	shorthair__
shorthairs	16	7	281	2	shorthair_s
shorthanded	19	5	225	2	shorthanded
shirttailed	15	5	148	3	shirttailed
shortchanged	22	6	133	3	shortchanged
shorthand	16	4	375	3	shortha__nd
shortwaved	20	5	180	3	shortwa_ved
cochaired	17	4	388	4	_co_chaired
longhaired	15	5	176	4	_longhaired
mortared	11	3	721	4	_mort_a_red
scouthered	16	4	364	4	scouth_ered
shanghaied	18	14	199	4	shanghai_ed
shorebird	15	5	287	4	shor_ebir_d
shoreward	16	4	409	4	shorewa_r_d
shortage	12	3	631	4	short_a_ge_
shortages	13	3	651	4	short_a_ges
shortbread	16	13	208	4	short__bread
shortcake	18	4	320	4	shortca_ke_
shortcakes	19	4	302	4	shortca_kes
shortchange	20	5	169	4	shortchange_
shortchanger	21	7	134	4	shortchanger
shortchanges	21	5	162	4	shortchanges
shorted	11	36	1440	4	short____ed
shortened	13	4	566	4	short__ened
shorthands	17	4	349	4	shortha_nds
shorthead	16	4	447	4	shorth__ead
shorthorn	15	4	399	4	shorth_or_n
shorthorns	16	4	361	4	shorth_orns
shortie	10	4	1134	4	short__i_e_
shorties	11	4	1458	4	short__i_es
shortlisted	15	5	198	4	shortlisted
shortwave	18	4	248	4	shortwa_ve_
shortwaves	19	4	256	4	shortwa_ves
smothered	15	4	568	4	smo_th_ered
sortied	8	33	1410	4	s_ort__i_ed
wirehaired	17	5	163	4	_wirehaired

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	148819	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	37	9.343	15928.4
3	Display Results	37	37	0.030	1233.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	37	9.779	18272.9