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

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

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66 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
retrogrades	13	5	400	(None)
retrograde	12	5	416	1	retrograde_
retrograded	14	5	310	1	retrograded
retrogradely	17	6	152	2	retrogradely
regrades	10	32	1217	3	re___grades
reprogramed	17	6	376	3	reprogramed
reprograms	15	5	622	3	reprogra_ms
retrocedes	13	4	494	3	retro_cedes
retrograding	15	5	341	3	retrograding
retrogress	11	4	342	3	retrogr_ess
retrogresses	13	5	356	3	retrogresses
aerobrakes	16	4	336	4	ae_robrakes
aerogrammes	16	5	377	4	ae_rogrammes
aerograms	12	4	815	4	ae_rogra_ms
degrades	11	26	992	4	de___grades
deprogramed	18	6	321	4	deprogramed
deprograms	16	5	546	4	deprogra_ms
derogates	11	3	1097	4	de_rog_ates
ethograms	15	4	543	4	_ethogra_ms
heterografts	19	6	298	4	heterografts
intergrades	13	4	678	4	intergrades
orthograde	15	5	265	4	orthograde_
overgrades	15	5	693	4	over_grades
perorates	11	4	1702	4	pe_ro_rates
petrogenies	14	6	666	4	petrogenies
petrographer	20	5	728	4	petrographer
petrographers	21	5	507	4	petrographers
petrographies	21	5	714	4	petrographies
petrography	22	4	754	4	petrography
preprogramed	20	6	250	4	preprogramed
preprograms	18	6	411	4	preprogra_ms
prograde	12	4	718	4	__prograde_
rectorates	12	4	1036	4	recto_rates
reengraves	14	4	402	4	re_engraves
refrigerates	16	5	350	4	refrigerates
regrade	9	26	1203	4	re___grade_
regraded	11	34	1076	4	re___graded
regrates	9	26	1840	4	re___grates
remigrates	13	4	858	4	re_migrates
remolades	12	4	656	4	re_mo_lades
remoulades	13	4	318	4	re_moulades
renegades	11	4	512	4	re_neg_ades
renograms	12	4	676	4	re_nogra_ms
reprobates	14	4	736	4	repro_bates
reprogram	14	5	661	4	reprogra__m
reprogrammed	20	6	301	4	reprogrammed
reprographer	20	5	625	4	reprographer
reprographers	21	5	466	4	reprographers
reprographies	21	9	609	4	reprographies
reprography	22	4	652	4	reprography
rerebraces	14	4	503	4	re_rebraces
retraces	10	14	1727	4	ret___races
retreaded	11	3	705	4	retr__eaded
retreads	9	3	782	4	retr__ead_s
retroacts	11	4	628	4	retro__acts
retrocede	12	4	540	4	retro_cede_
retroceded	14	4	347	4	retro_ceded
retrofires	13	4	447	4	retro_fires
retroflexes	21	5	194	4	retroflexes
retrogressed	14	5	271	4	retrogressed
retropacks	18	5	249	4	retro_packs
retrorse	8	3	762	4	retro_r_se_
retroviruses	15	6	224	4	retroviruses
tetragrams	13	5	382	4	tetragra_ms
tetrodes	9	3	909	4	tetro___des
tetroxides	18	4	400	4	tetro_xides

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	0.436	409841.7
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	66	9.003	16529.9
3	Display Results	66	66	0.030	2200.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	66	9.469	18871.2