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

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

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37 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
handfasts	16	4	459	(None)
handfast	15	4	673	1	handfast_
handcarts	15	4	553	2	handcarts
handfasted	18	4	300	2	handfasted
handlists	13	4	713	2	handlists
holdfasts	16	4	223	2	holdfasts
standfasts	14	5	255	2	standfasts
fantasts	11	4	711	3	fan_tasts
handaxes	19	3	840	3	hand_axes
handbags	15	11	636	3	handba_gs
handballs	15	11	618	3	handballs
handbaskets	21	5	153	3	handbaskets
handcars	14	3	762	3	handca_rs
handcart	14	4	932	3	handcart_
handclasps	18	5	232	3	handclasps
handcrafts	19	12	399	3	handcrafts
handfasting	19	5	286	3	handfasting
handfuls	15	11	575	3	handf_uls
handiest	12	34	1778	3	handiest_
handless	12	35	1206	3	handles_s
handlist	12	3	1133	3	handlist_
handmaids	16	4	454	3	handmaids
handouts	12	3	823	3	hand_outs
handrails	13	4	651	3	handrails
handsaws	15	4	587	3	handsa_ws
handsets	12	25	834	3	hand_sets
hangnests	13	4	454	3	hangnests
hardass	11	3	975	3	hard_as_s
hardhats	15	4	683	3	hardha_ts
holdfast	15	5	370	3	holdfast_
landfalls	13	4	381	3	landfalls
landmass	11	4	442	3	landmas_s
makefasts	18	4	192	3	makefasts
manifests	14	4	412	3	manifests
phantasts	14	4	395	3	phan_tasts
sandblasts	13	9	368	3	sandblasts
standfast	13	4	391	3	standfast_

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	0.466	383457.1
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	37	7.250	20502.2
3	Display Results	37	37	0.016	2312.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	37	7.732	23110.6