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

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

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.

18 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
shorthairs	16	7	281	(None)
shorthair	15	4	302	1	shorthair_
shorthaired	18	5	191	2	shorthaired
shorthands	17	4	349	2	shorthands
horsehairs	16	8	369	3	_horsehairs
shirttails	13	6	265	3	shirttails
shophars	16	4	635	3	sho_pha_rs
shortages	13	3	651	3	short_ages
shortcakes	19	4	302	3	shortcakes
shorteners	13	4	508	3	shorteners
shortfalls	16	5	291	3	shortfalls
shorthand	16	4	375	3	shortha_nd
shortheads	17	4	381	3	shortheads
shorthorn	15	4	399	3	shorth_orn
shorthorns	16	4	361	3	shorthorns
shortias	11	4	809	3	short__ias
shorties	11	4	1458	3	short__ies
shortwaves	19	4	256	3	shortwaves

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	140603	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	18	5.546	25352.1
3	Display Results	18	18	0.016	1125.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	18	5.968	29941.5