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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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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
dermoid	11	3	852	(None)
dermoids	12	4	616	1	dermoids
desmoid	11	3	710	1	desmoid
cormoid	12	3	1040	2	cormoid
deltoid	9	3	857	2	deltoid
demoed	10	37	1344	2	de_moed
dentoid	9	3	1066	2	dentoid
dermatoid	13	4	583	2	dermatoid
dermic	11	45	1191	2	derm_ic
dermis	9	47	1716	2	derm_is
desmid	10	4	836	2	desm_id
desmoids	12	4	497	2	desmoids
devoid	11	8	936	2	de_void
droid	7	42	1854	2	d_r_oid
hemoid	12	3	1351	2	he_moid
mermaid	12	9	785	2	mermaid
percoid	12	3	1232	2	percoid

Search took 6 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	0.766	233278.1
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	17	4.593	23442.4
3	Display Results	17	17	0.016	1062.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	5.375	33244.8