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

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

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.

11 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
standfasts	14	5	255	(None)
standfast	13	4	391	1	standfast_
handfasts	16	4	459	2	_handfasts
handfast	15	4	673	3	_handfast_
sandblasts	13	9	368	3	s_andblasts
standards	11	4	520	3	stand_ards
standouts	10	4	498	3	stand_outs
standpat	11	4	572	3	standpa_t_
stardusts	10	4	315	3	stard_usts
steadfast	13	4	301	3	steadfast_
stedfast	12	4	364	3	st_edfast_

Search took 7 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	140603	0.453	394461.4
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	11	5.936	23686.5
3	Display Results	11	11	0.016	687.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	11	6.405	27898.7