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

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

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
windshields	19	39	149	(None)
windshield	18	49	181	1	windshield_
windchills	19	5	177	3	windchi_lls
bandshells	16	7	237	4	bandsh_ells
handhelds	17	4	376	4	hand_h_elds
infields	12	4	401	4	_in__fields
midfields	16	21	268	4	mi_d_fields
minefields	16	9	195	4	min_efields
misfields	15	22	365	4	mi__sfields
shields	11	53	804	4	____shields
singspiels	13	5	164	4	singspiel_s
windbells	15	4	287	4	wind__bells
windchill	18	5	212	4	windchi_l_l
windmills	15	13	311	4	wind_mi_lls
windscreens	17	5	120	4	windscreens
wingspreads	18	5	102	4	wingspreads
woodsheds	17	4	294	4	woodsh_e_ds

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	148819	0.420	425454.8
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	17	8.440	17632.6
3	Display Results	17	17	0.013	1307.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	8.873	20138.7