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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “stringhalt” 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.

12 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
stringhalt	14	5	395	(None)
stringhalts	15	5	264	1	stringhalts
stringhalted	17	5	140	2	stringhalted
ringhals	12	5	626	3	__ringhals
springal	11	4	597	3	spring_al_
springald	13	4	368	3	spring_ald
springals	12	4	537	3	spring_als
stringent	10	4	909	3	string_ent
stringiest	11	19	759	3	stringiest
stringily	13	4	600	3	string_ily
stronghold	15	5	235	3	stronghold
syringeal	13	4	300	3	syringeal_

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	0.403	443402.0
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	12	6.050	23240.2
3	Display Results	12	12	0.013	923.1
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	6.466	27635.5