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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “scratchboards” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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.

12 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
scratchboards	23	6	82	(None)
scratchboard	22	6	87	1	scratchboard_
matchboards	21	5	289	3	__matchboards
patchboards	21	5	315	3	__patchboards
switchboards	23	5	170	3	s_witchboards
catchwords	21	4	338	4	_c_atchwo_rds
matchboard	20	5	327	4	__matchboard_
patchboard	20	5	351	4	__patchboard_
scratchers	17	4	429	4	scratch__er_s
skateboards	18	5	342	4	s_kat_eboards
splashboards	20	5	114	4	spla_shboards
switchboard	22	5	194	4	s_witchboard_

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	95024	0.750	238254.7
2	DLD Change Limit	95024	12	8.580	11075.1
3	Display Results	12	12	0.013	923.1
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	9.343	19125.7