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

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

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.

17 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
shortness	12	3	673	(None)
hotness	10	3	861	2	_ho_tness
sharpness	14	3	493	2	sharpness
shirtless	12	26	641	2	shirtless
shoreless	12	3	663	2	shoreless
shorteners	13	4	508	2	shorteners
shortens	11	28	899	2	short_ens
shortest	11	3	1078	2	short_est
shorties	11	4	1458	2	shortie_s
shortnesses	14	4	679	2	shortnesses
showiness	15	7	607	2	showiness
smartness	11	3	614	2	smartness
softness	11	3	643	2	s_oftness
soreness	8	9	1479	2	s_oreness
sportiness	12	7	823	2	sportiness
stoutness	9	4	586	2	stoutness
swartness	12	3	611	2	swartness

Search took 5 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	121436	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	121436	17	3.640	33361.5
3	Display Results	17	17	0.016	1062.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	4.062	43990.9