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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “handmaidens” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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20 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
handmaidens	18	5	139	(None)
handmaiden	17	5	225	1	handmaiden_
handmaids	16	4	454	2	handmaid__s
handmade	15	4	596	3	handma_de__
handmaid	15	4	613	3	handmaid___
bandmasters	16	8	418	4	bandmasters
bandmates	14	4	792	4	bandma_te_s
bondmaids	15	4	266	4	bondmaid__s
handaxes	19	3	840	4	hand_a_xe_s
handbaskets	21	5	153	4	handbaskets
handiness	13	21	1093	4	hand__iness
handrails	13	4	651	4	handrai__ls
handspikes	20	4	283	4	handspike_s
handwrites	17	4	475	4	handwrite_s
hanumans	13	4	495	4	hanuma___ns
landladies	12	4	379	4	landladie_s
landmasses	13	4	321	4	landmasse_s
landsides	11	11	674	4	land_side_s
landslides	12	8	418	4	landslide_s
maidens	10	34	966	4	____maidens

Search took 9 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	0.420	425454.8
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	20	8.516	17475.2
3	Display Results	20	20	0.016	1250.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	8.952	19961.0