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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “steelie” 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.

24 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
steelie	7	3	1021	(None)
steelier	8	3	919	1	steelier
steelies	8	3	1255	1	steelies
sheenie	10	15	949	2	sheenie
steedlike	14	4	365	2	steedlike
steel	5	57	2199	2	steel__
steeled	8	35	1322	2	steeled
steeliest	9	3	964	2	steeliest
steeling	9	36	1514	2	steeling
steels	6	41	1798	2	steel_s
steely	9	36	1257	2	steel_y
steeple	9	3	732	2	steeple
steeve	9	37	1090	2	stee_ve
stelae	6	37	1648	2	st_elae
stele	5	50	2684	2	st_el_e
stelene	7	3	1025	2	stelene
stelic	8	3	1308	2	st_elic
stellite	8	3	953	2	stellite
stemlike	14	3	672	2	stemlike
steplike	14	3	673	2	steplike
sterile	7	3	1660	2	sterile
stoolie	7	3	972	2	stoolie
sweetie	10	15	787	2	sweetie
wheelie	13	3	619	2	wheelie

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	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	24	3.140	34290.1
3	Display Results	24	24	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	24	3.530	50620.7