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

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

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
handlebars	16	4	237	(None)
handlebar	15	4	235	1	handlebar_
handlers	12	40	1414	2	handle__rs
candlers	11	42	1410	3	candle__rs
chandlers	15	38	767	3	chandle__rs
dandlers	10	39	1205	3	dandle__rs
handbags	15	11	636	3	hand__bags
handcars	14	3	762	3	hand__cars
handers	11	42	2433	3	hand_e__rs
handleable	16	4	374	3	handleable
handleless	14	7	312	3	handleless
handler	11	35	1616	3	handle__r_
handles	11	40	2065	3	handle___s
handless	12	35	1206	3	handle__ss
landlers	9	43	1283	3	landle__rs
saddlebags	15	6	165	3	saddlebags
sandbars	11	10	878	3	sand__bars

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	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	17	5.703	24654.2
3	Display Results	17	17	0.016	1062.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	6.125	29174.0