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

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

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62 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
scathes	12	45	1571	(None)
scathe	11	44	1499	1	scathe_
scathed	13	40	1264	1	scathed
scythes	15	35	652	1	scythes
snathes	10	48	1649	1	snathes
spathes	12	51	1653	1	spathes
swathes	13	41	1551	1	swathes
bathes	11	65	2483	2	_bathes
caches	13	79	2691	2	_caches
cashes	11	47	2988	2	_cashes
catches	14	43	2077	2	_catches
cates	7	59	5189	2	_cat_es
lathes	9	51	2750	2	_lathes
loathes	10	35	1324	2	loathes
sadhes	10	47	1537	2	s_adhes
sashes	9	47	2848	2	s_ashes
sates	5	49	4932	2	s_at_es
scabies	11	6	1333	2	scabies
scales	8	45	2931	2	sca_les
scanties	10	32	1542	2	scanties
scapes	10	51	2226	2	sca_pes
scares	8	50	3300	2	sca_res
scarves	12	45	1162	2	scarves
scats	7	59	3060	2	scat__s
scatted	10	35	1277	2	scatted
scatter	9	38	1517	2	scatter
scatters	10	36	1275	2	scatters
scatts	8	59	1466	2	scat_ts
scotches	15	17	947	2	scotches
scratches	16	4	732	2	scratches
scutches	15	16	888	2	scutches
scutes	8	52	1919	2	scut_es
scythe	14	46	601	2	scythe_
scythed	16	38	530	2	scythed
seethes	10	36	1374	2	seethes
sheathes	14	6	1019	2	sheathes
skates	10	42	1940	2	skat_es
slashes	10	36	1911	2	slashes
slatches	13	15	1153	2	slatches
slates	6	49	3406	2	slat_es
slather	10	38	1608	2	slather
slathers	11	39	1478	2	slathers
smashes	12	39	1461	2	smashes
snashes	10	52	1475	2	snashes
snatches	13	14	1071	2	snatches
snathe	9	44	1511	2	snathe_
snaths	9	51	1291	2	snath_s
soothes	10	39	1711	2	soothes
spates	8	50	2817	2	spat_es
spathe	11	51	1569	2	spathe_
spathed	13	40	1318	2	spathed
staithes	11	3	895	2	staithes
stashes	10	39	1617	2	stashes
states	6	43	3708	2	stat_es
statues	7	46	1490	2	statues
swashes	13	47	1440	2	swashes
swatches	16	16	996	2	swatches
swathe	12	55	1411	2	swathe_
swathed	14	46	1193	2	swathed
swather	13	42	1360	2	swather
swathers	14	45	1208	2	swathers
swaths	12	53	1264	2	swath_s

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	107671	0.360	496363.9
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	62	3.030	35535.0
3	Display Results	62	62	0.016	3875.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	62	3.406	52463.6