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

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

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.

11 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
silversmiths	20	6	104	(None)
silversmith	19	6	143	1	silversmith_
silversides	15	5	258	3	silvers_ides
silversmithing	23	12	97	3	silversmithing
silversmithings	24	13	92	3	silversmith~~ing~~s
coppersmiths	23	6	76	4	coppersmiths
silverfish	19	5	217	4	silver_fish_
silverfishes	21	5	178	4	silver_fishes
silverings	14	4	384	4	silver__ings
silverpoints	17	6	116	4	silverpoints
silverside	14	5	277	4	silvers_i_de

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	124790	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	11	6.593	18927.7
3	Display Results	11	11	0.016	687.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	11	6.999	25530.9