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

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

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67 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
sterically	15	4	1049	(None)
clerically	17	4	819	2	clerically
esoterically	17	12	612	2	esoterically
hysterically	23	5	489	2	hysterically
metrically	17	4	1108	2	metrically
satirically	16	4	683	2	satirically
scenically	17	4	794	2	scenically
serially	11	9	1284	2	s_eri_ally
spherically	21	4	694	2	spherically
statically	15	4	1157	2	statically
sterical	10	3	1125	2	sterica_l_
stoically	14	4	967	2	st_oically
telically	14	4	985	2	_telically
xerically	21	4	953	2	_xerically
acerbically	20	4	467	3	acerbically
aerially	11	9	1191	3	_aeri_ally
anemically	17	4	890	3	anemically
arterially	13	4	733	3	arteri_ally
ascetically	18	4	840	3	ascetically
atomically	17	4	987	3	atomically
atypically	20	4	574	3	atypically
axenically	22	4	680	3	axenically
chemically	22	4	831	3	chemically
emetically	17	4	1142	3	emetically
epically	15	3	1058	3	__epically
eternally	12	4	749	3	eter_nally
ethically	17	4	871	3	et_hically
ethnically	18	4	783	3	ethnically
exoterically	24	13	577	3	exoterically
generically	17	4	739	3	generically
genically	15	11	1017	3	_genically
helically	17	4	943	3	_helically
heroically	18	4	1062	3	_heroically
historically	20	5	646	3	historically
irenically	15	7	1031	3	irenically
lexically	21	4	677	3	_lexically
lyrically	17	4	677	3	_lyrically
materially	15	4	800	3	materi_ally
medically	17	3	1011	3	_medically
mesically	16	3	1009	3	_mesically
mesmerically	21	5	482	3	mesmerically
meteorically	19	5	681	3	meteorically
motorically	18	4	943	3	motorically
numerically	18	4	590	3	numerically
obstetrically	20	5	305	3	obstetrically
oneirically	16	4	625	3	oneirically
poetically	17	4	1288	3	poetically
rubrically	17	7	481	3	rubrically
satanically	16	4	708	3	satanically
seminally	14	5	880	3	s_eminally
skeptically	22	4	577	3	skeptically
sonically	14	3	1095	3	s_onically
specially	16	4	734	3	speci_ally
sterilely	12	4	463	3	steri_lely
strictly	13	4	581	3	st_ric_tly
surgically	16	4	571	3	surgically
synergically	21	5	384	3	synergically
systemically	22	5	415	3	systemically
terminally	15	6	702	3	_terminally
thermically	21	4	668	3	thermically
thetically	18	4	1049	3	thetically
tonically	14	3	1114	3	_tonically
topically	16	4	953	3	_topically
toxically	21	4	757	3	_toxically
tribally	13	4	732	3	_t_ribally
typically	19	4	608	3	_typically
vertically	18	4	1093	3	_vertically

Search took 7 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	0.420	425454.8
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	67	6.000	23433.8
3	Display Results	67	67	0.033	2030.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	67	6.453	27691.2