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

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

17 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
wanguns	11	3	502	(None)
wangans	11	4	950	1	wangans
wangun	10	3	710	1	wangun_
cangues	10	6	1182	2	cangues
gangues	9	14	975	2	gangues
handguns	13	4	436	2	handguns
hangups	13	6	481	2	hangups
langues	8	12	1191	2	langues
langurs	8	8	910	2	langurs
pangens	10	31	1206	2	pangens
waggons	12	3	550	2	waggons
wagons	10	39	1121	2	wa_gons
wangan	10	3	1122	2	wangan_
wangles	11	34	1693	2	wangles
wanigans	12	4	474	2	wanigans
wanions	10	40	1137	2	wanions
wantons	10	37	1301	2	wantons

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	107671	0.263	679433.5
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	17	6.300	17090.6
3	Display Results	17	17	0.013	1307.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	6.576	27173.2