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

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

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.

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
mash	9	60	3939	(None)
ash	6	79	4460	1	_ash
bash	9	152	4016	1	bash
cash	9	66	3628	1	cash
dash	8	70	3163	1	dash
fash	10	72	3229	1	fash
gash	8	68	3302	1	gash
hash	10	69	3650	1	hash
lash	7	65	3965	1	lash
mach	11	61	3447	1	mach
marsh	10	53	2085	1	marsh
mas	5	81	7581	1	mas_
masa	6	50	3471	1	masa
mashy	13	60	1650	1	mashy
mask	10	52	2735	1	mask
mass	6	60	4493	1	mass
mast	6	59	5995	1	mast
math	9	54	3744	1	math
mesh	9	68	2300	1	mesh
mosh	9	52	2760	1	mosh
mush	9	49	2912	1	mush
pash	9	56	3813	1	pash
rash	7	60	3993	1	rash
sash	7	72	3530	1	sash
smash	10	48	1443	1	smash
wash	10	60	3381	1	wash

Search took 1 second 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	13983	0.063	2836365.1
2	DLD Change Limit	13983	26	0.250	55932.0
3	Display Results	26	26	0.016	1625.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	26	0.329	543133.7