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

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

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38 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
handwringer	19	5	162	(None)
handwringers	20	5	137	1	handwringers
handwrite	16	4	514	3	handwri_te_
handwrites	17	4	475	3	handwri_tes
handwritten	18	7	165	3	handwritten
dandering	12	25	1106	4	dandering__
deringer	10	3	814	4	___deringer
gandering	12	21	1129	4	gandering__
handier	11	38	1744	4	hand__i__er
handing	12	35	1889	4	hand__ing__
handling	13	23	1271	4	hand_ling__
handlings	14	23	734	4	hand_ling_s
handprint	15	4	698	4	handprin__t
handprints	16	4	397	4	handprin_ts
handspring	17	4	386	4	handspring__
handsprings	18	5	246	4	handspring_s
handworker	21	4	321	4	handw_orker
handwrit	15	4	724	4	handwri___t
handwriting	19	5	247	4	handwriting
handwritings	20	5	161	4	handwriting_s
handwrote	16	4	412	4	handwr_ote_
handwrought	22	6	116	4	handwrought
hangaring	14	3	803	4	hangaring__
hankering	17	23	938	4	hankering__
hankerings	18	24	475	4	hankering_s
harbinger	15	4	412	4	ha__rbinger
hardwiring	18	4	222	4	hardwiring__
hindering	14	3	1027	4	hindering__
hoodwinker	21	5	184	4	hoodw_inker
humdinger	16	4	218	4	humd__inger
infringer	13	4	355	4	_in_fringer
knowinger	17	4	191	4	_know_inger
ladyfinger	18	5	80	4	la_dyfinger
nondrinker	15	5	291	4	nond_rinker
pandering	13	32	1196	4	pandering__
wandering	14	33	1098	4	wandering__
wanderings	15	21	583	4	wandering_s
wringer	11	36	1245	4	____wringer

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	38	8.686	17133.2
3	Display Results	38	38	0.016	2375.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	38	9.125	19582.6