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

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

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43 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
shortchangers	22	7	111	(None)
shortchanger	21	7	134	1	shortchanger_
shortchanges	21	5	162	1	shortchange_s
shortchange	20	5	169	2	shortchange__
shortchanged	22	6	133	2	shortchange_d
shortchanging	23	7	107	3	shortchanging
shortages	13	3	651	4	short__a_ge_s
shortcakes	19	4	302	4	shortc_a_ke_s
shorteners	13	4	508	4	short__en_ers
shorthairs	16	7	281	4	short_ha__irs
shorthanded	19	5	225	4	short_hande_d
shorthands	17	4	349	4	short_han__ds
straphangers	18	5	174	4	s_traphangers
archangels	16	4	328	5	__ar_changels
changers	14	43	1320	5	_____changers
exchangers	23	10	320	5	___exchangers
gearchanges	18	5	229	5	gear_change_s
interchangers	19	7	264	5	interchangers
mortgagers	14	4	223	5	_mort_ga_gers
outcharges	16	4	483	5	__outcharge_s
rechanges	15	6	818	5	___rechange_s
rechargers	16	4	410	5	___rechargers
scorchers	16	14	551	5	scor_ch___ers
shirtmakers	20	5	220	5	shirt_ma_kers
shortage	12	3	631	5	short__a_ge__
shortcake	18	4	320	5	shortc_a_ke__
shortcomings	20	5	118	5	shortcoming__s
shortener	12	4	577	5	short__en_er_
shortenings	15	4	268	5	shortening__s
shorthair	15	4	302	5	short_ha__ir_
shorthaired	18	5	191	5	short_haire_d
shorthand	16	4	375	5	short_han___d
shortness	12	3	673	5	short___n_ess
shortwaves	19	4	256	5	short_wa_ve_s
shotgunners	15	5	89	5	sho_t_gunners
socagers	11	9	636	5	s_o__c_a_gers
sportscasters	17	6	172	5	sportscasters
strangers	10	41	1216	5	s___t_rangers
straphanger	17	5	219	5	s_traphanger_
superchargers	21	12	298	5	superchargers
surcharges	16	4	401	5	s_ur_charge_s
trochanters	16	5	343	5	__trochanters
whoremongers	21	6	204	5	whor_emongers

Search took 9 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	124790	0.393	454684.5
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	43	8.563	14573.2
3	Display Results	43	43	0.030	1433.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	43	8.986	19885.5