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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “nabob” 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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28 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
nabob	9	39	1373	(None)
cabob	11	46	1680	1	cabob
kabob	13	41	1392	1	kabob
nabobs	10	38	820	1	nabobs
abo	5	90	4596	2	_abo_
abos	6	77	3441	2	_abos
baboo	9	43	1950	2	baboo
bob	7	67	5566	2	__bob
cabobs	12	43	1188	2	cabobs
carob	9	53	2522	2	carob
haboob	13	7	788	2	haboob
jabot	14	3	2151	2	jabot
kabab	13	48	1443	2	kabab
kabobs	14	43	929	2	kabobs
kebob	13	51	1091	2	kebob
labor	7	51	1731	2	labor
nab	5	69	5492	2	na__b
nabe	6	60	2949	2	nab_e
nabes	7	54	2709	2	nabes
nabis	7	60	2057	2	nabis
nabs	6	62	3619	2	nab_s
naoi	4	60	2463	2	na_oi
naos	4	74	2973	2	na_os
nawab	10	8	1092	2	nawab
nob	5	89	5442	2	n__ob
sabot	7	9	3177	2	sabot
taboo	7	34	1809	2	taboo
tabor	7	55	1839	2	tabor

Search took 2 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	53800	0.093	1921408.6
2	DLD Change Limit	53800	28	1.856	28987.1
3	Display Results	28	28	0.016	1750.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	28	1.965	90936.9