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

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

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.

25 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
pentads	10	3	952	(None)
pentad	9	3	1376	1	pentad_
centals	9	43	1705	2	centals
centas	8	50	2070	2	centa_s
dentals	8	39	1539	2	dentals
heptads	13	3	587	2	heptads
menads	9	55	1438	2	men_ads
penates	9	33	2160	2	penates
pends	8	55	2719	2	pen__ds
pentane	9	4	1574	2	pentane
pentanes	10	3	1608	2	pentanes
pentode	10	3	989	2	pentode
pentodes	11	3	1036	2	pentodes
pentyls	12	3	652	2	pentyls
peptids	12	23	933	2	peptids
petals	8	47	1981	2	pe_tals
petards	10	43	1115	2	pe_tards
petnaps	11	4	503	2	petnaps
pintada	10	9	608	2	pintada
pintadas	11	10	508	2	pintadas
pintado	10	9	657	2	pintado
pintados	11	10	599	2	pintados
pintas	8	50	2139	2	pinta_s
rentals	7	40	1748	2	rentals
yentas	9	46	1421	2	yenta_s

Search took 4 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	107671	0.360	496363.9
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	25	3.030	35535.0
3	Display Results	25	25	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	25	3.390	52711.2