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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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22 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
methylenes	18	5	460	(None)
ethylenes	15	4	422	1	_ethylenes
methylene	17	5	477	1	methylene_
ethylene	14	4	423	2	_ethylene_
methylases	18	4	427	2	methylases
methylates	18	4	548	2	methylates
acetylenes	15	5	285	3	acet_ylenes
butylenes	14	4	441	3	but_ylenes
ethenes	10	33	1387	3	_eth__enes
ethylates	15	4	594	3	_ethylates
ethylenic	17	5	312	3	_ethylenic
ethynes	13	37	757	3	_ethy__nes
menthenes	14	4	770	3	menth__enes
methadones	16	4	416	3	methadones
methanes	13	38	1216	3	meth__anes
methylals	17	4	368	3	methyl_als
methylamines	22	5	365	3	methylamines
methylase	17	4	424	3	methylase_
methylate	17	4	568	3	methylate_
methylated	19	4	435	3	methylated
methyls	15	3	545	3	methyl___s
terylenes	12	4	493	3	te_rylenes

Search took 8 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	0.410	435831.7
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	22	6.716	20935.5
3	Display Results	22	22	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	22	7.126	25075.9