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

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

23 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
packwaxes	27	4	341	(None)
packages	17	13	873	2	pack_ages
packwax	25	4	285	2	packwax__
paxwaxes	19	4	205	2	pa_xwaxes
pickaxes	23	4	491	2	pick_axes
backdates	18	4	815	3	backdates
backwards	21	4	746	3	backwards
backwashes	24	10	467	3	backwashes
backwater	20	9	675	3	backwater
backwaters	21	9	516	3	backwaters
earwaxes	18	4	470	3	ea_rwaxes
package	16	12	801	3	pack_age_
packaged	18	11	575	3	pack_aged
packager	17	13	615	3	pack_ager
packagers	18	14	468	3	pack_agers
packsacks	18	4	425	3	packsacks
panchaxes	23	4	445	3	panchaxes
parataxes	18	4	640	3	parataxes
parkades	15	3	827	3	park_ades
parkways	20	4	397	3	parkwa_ys
pickaxe	22	4	462	3	pick_axe_
pickaxed	24	4	351	3	pick_axed
picowaves	19	10	289	3	picowaves

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	148641	0.440	406115.9
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	23	7.123	20867.8
3	Display Results	23	23	0.016	1437.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	23	7.579	23577.1