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

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

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.

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
scarcest	12	16	917	(None)
scariest	10	16	1594	1	scariest
scaliest	10	17	1439	2	scaliest
scantest	10	17	1018	2	scantest
scarce	10	40	1363	2	scarce__
scarcely	15	3	431	2	scarcely
scarcer	11	39	1137	2	scarce_r
scaredest	12	4	663	2	scaredest
scares	8	50	3300	2	scar_es_
scarless	10	18	905	2	scarless
scarlet	9	15	1694	2	scarle_t
scarlets	10	17	857	2	scarlets
scarriest	11	18	839	2	scarriest
scarves	12	45	1162	2	scarves_
searest	7	33	2202	2	sear_est
sharpest	13	3	914	2	sharpest
smartest	10	3	1018	2	smartest
sparest	9	46	1642	2	spar_est
sparsest	10	4	881	2	sparsest
starkest	12	3	972	2	starkest

Search took 4 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	121059	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	20	3.560	34005.3
3	Display Results	20	20	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	3.700	48294.9