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

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

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76 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
squashier	21	4	391	(None)
squasher	20	18	578	1	squash_er
squishier	21	4	338	1	squishier
quasher	19	19	862	2	_quash_er
slushier	11	3	598	2	slu_shier
splashier	14	4	359	2	splashier
squabbier	22	4	275	2	squabbier
squallier	18	4	436	2	squallier
squashed	21	21	598	2	squash_ed
squashers	21	18	498	2	squash_ers
squashes	20	20	780	2	squash_es
squashiest	22	4	412	2	squashiest
squashily	24	4	279	2	squashily
squashing	22	3	470	2	squashing
squattier	18	4	371	2	squattier
squooshier	22	5	123	2	squooshier
ashier	9	47	1483	3	___ashier
brashier	13	38	993	3	_brashier
brushier	13	30	697	3	bru_shier
bushier	12	37	1281	3	_bu_shier
cashier	12	37	1332	3	__cashier
cushier	12	36	1083	3	_cu_shier
dashier	11	43	1118	3	__dashier
flashier	14	3	710	3	_flashier
gushier	11	31	1007	3	_gu_shier
mushier	12	38	1359	3	_mu_shier
plashier	13	3	761	3	_plashier
plushier	13	7	519	3	plu_shier
pushier	12	36	1109	3	_pu_shier
quackier	23	21	537	3	_quackier
quaggier	19	3	385	3	_quaggier
quakier	20	23	920	3	_qua_kier
qualmier	19	3	456	3	_qualmier
quarrier	17	3	684	3	_quarrier
quartier	17	3	754	3	_quartier
quashed	20	20	797	3	_quash_ed
quashers	20	18	680	3	_quash_ers
quashes	19	21	1097	3	_quash_es
quashing	21	3	709	3	_quashing
queasier	17	3	447	3	_queas_ier
rushier	10	34	1197	3	_ru_shier
sassier	7	34	1323	3	s__assier
shusher	13	28	811	3	shu_sh_er
slasher	10	45	1533	3	s_lash_er
sloshier	11	3	528	3	s_loshier
smasher	12	39	1102	3	s_mash_er
smutchier	16	4	350	3	smutchier
splasher	13	3	566	3	splash_er
squabbler	22	4	273	3	squabbler
squalider	19	4	384	3	squalider
squaller	17	3	608	3	squa_ller
squander	18	3	553	3	squa_nder
squarer	16	34	1066	3	squa__rer
squash	18	4	683	3	squash___
squashiness	23	4	243	3	squashiness
squashy	22	3	384	3	squash__y
squatter	17	3	591	3	squa_tter
squawker	24	4	309	3	squa_wker
squeakier	22	4	290	3	squeakier
squelchier	24	5	206	3	squelchier
squiffier	24	4	284	3	squiffier
squinnier	18	4	303	3	squinnier
squintier	18	4	447	3	squintier
squirmier	20	4	285	3	squirmier
squished	21	18	639	3	squish_ed
squishes	20	19	839	3	squish_es
squishiest	22	4	432	3	squishiest
squishing	22	3	495	3	squishing
squushed	21	19	370	3	squush_ed
squushes	20	19	467	3	squush_es
squushing	22	4	294	3	squushing
sudsier	8	6	878	3	s_uds_ier
swasher	13	40	1151	3	s_wash_er
swishier	14	3	456	3	s_wishier
trashier	11	32	1010	3	_trashier
washier	13	36	1115	3	__washier

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	148641	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	76	7.280	20417.7
3	Display Results	76	76	0.033	2303.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	76	7.736	23098.6