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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “lacquerwork” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
lacquerwork	29	6	102	(None)
lacquerworks	30	6	85	1	lacquerworks
lacquerware	25	7	116	2	lacquerware
lacework	17	4	685	3	lac__e_work
lacquerer	20	4	325	3	lacquer_er_
lacquerers	21	4	270	3	lacquer_ers
lacquerwares	26	8	102	3	lacquerwares
laceworks	18	4	658	4	lac__e_works
lacquer	18	13	515	4	lacque___r_
lacquered	21	4	337	4	lacquer__ed
lacquering	22	4	360	4	lacquer_ing
lacquers	19	12	503	4	lacque___rs
masterwork	19	5	346	4	ma_sterwork
paperwork	20	4	432	4	pa__perwork
plasterwork	20	5	190	4	pla_sterwork
waterwork	19	4	666	4	wa__terwork
wickerwork	21	5	194	4	wic_kerwork

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	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	17	8.203	18142.0
3	Display Results	17	17	0.013	1307.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	8.639	20684.2