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

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

17 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
clothesline	16	5	235	(None)
clotheslined	18	6	134	1	clotheslined
clotheslines	17	5	212	1	clotheslines
clothespin	17	8	215	2	clothespin_
clothespins	18	5	215	2	clothespins
clotheslining	19	6	98	3	clotheslining
clothlike	18	4	266	3	cloth__like
anopheline	15	5	410	4	anophe_line
centerline	12	4	704	4	cent_erline
clandestine	14	5	301	4	clandestine
clothes	12	45	1381	4	clothes____
clotheshorse	20	9	107	4	clotheshorse
clothing	14	27	878	4	cloth___ing
cohesive	16	4	607	4	c_o_hes_ive
covelline	14	4	653	4	c_o_velline
lobeline	10	3	996	4	_lo_be_line
plotline	10	3	764	4	plot___line

Search took 10 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	148819	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	17	8.843	16829.0
3	Display Results	17	17	0.016	1062.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	9.282	19251.3