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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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22 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
sparsest	10	4	881	(None)
sparest	9	46	1642	1	spar_est
coarsest	10	3	916	2	coarsest
hoarsest	11	3	713	2	hoarsest
parses	8	55	3470	2	_parses_
scarcest	12	16	917	2	scarcest
scariest	10	16	1594	2	scariest
searest	7	33	2202	2	sear_est
sharpest	13	3	914	2	sharpest
smartest	10	3	1018	2	smartest
spaciest	12	23	1089	2	spaciest
spares	8	48	3455	2	spar_es_
sparges	10	40	1634	2	sparges_
sparkiest	15	18	809	2	sparkiest
sparriest	11	19	878	2	sparriest
sparse	8	45	1634	2	sparse__
sparsely	13	3	512	2	sparsely
sparser	9	43	1148	2	sparse_r
spiriest	10	25	1345	2	spiriest
spriest	9	27	1864	2	sp_riest
spryest	12	24	781	2	sp_ryest
starkest	12	3	972	2	starkest

Search took 4 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	121059	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	22	3.783	32000.8
3	Display Results	22	22	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	22	3.923	45549.6