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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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26 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
lipase	8	23	910	(None)
ligase	7	25	991	1	ligase
lipases	9	20	948	1	lipases
diphase	13	8	727	2	diphase
kinase	10	42	1065	2	kinase
lapse	7	49	1768	2	lap_se
lase	4	61	4851	2	l__ase
lease	5	52	3026	2	l_ease
liaise	6	3	1069	2	liaise
liane	5	47	2066	2	li_ane
ligases	8	23	1071	2	ligases
ligate	7	25	1925	2	ligate
limas	7	56	2763	2	limas_
limpas	10	55	1308	2	limpas_
linage	7	7	1340	2	linage
lipa	6	84	2592	2	lipa__
lipe	6	68	3973	2	lip__e
lipide	9	35	1106	2	lipide
lips	6	71	4144	2	lip_s_
liras	5	60	2198	2	liras_
litas	5	49	2377	2	litas_
lyase	8	55	1241	2	l_yase
nipas	7	71	1667	2	nipas_
pase	6	53	4686	2	__pase
pipage	11	9	914	2	pipage
slipcase	12	6	392	2	slipcase

Search took 3 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	82551	0.106	1685764.2
2	DLD Change Limit	82551	26	2.393	34496.9
3	Display Results	26	26	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	26	2.499	71505.0