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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “regathers” 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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21 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
regathers	13	3	635	(None)
regather	12	3	673	1	regather_
breathers	14	31	911	2	bre_athers
feathers	14	35	1324	2	fe_athers
foregathers	18	4	322	2	foregathers
gathers	11	43	1507	2	__gathers
heathers	14	39	1473	2	he_athers
ingathers	13	4	445	2	ingathers
leathers	11	42	1508	2	le_athers
megathere	15	4	473	2	megathere
megatheres	16	4	485	2	megatheres
negaters	9	34	978	2	negat_ers
reachers	13	35	1572	2	re_achers
rebaters	10	34	1394	2	rebat_ers
regainers	10	23	738	2	regainers
regalers	9	43	1113	2	rega_lers
regathered	15	12	457	2	regathered
relaters	8	32	1815	2	relat_ers
upgathers	15	8	253	2	upgathers
weathers	14	34	1283	2	we_athers
wreathers	15	25	749	2	wre_athers

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	121436	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121436	21	3.410	35611.7
3	Display Results	21	21	0.013	1615.4
	(SQL Overall)	178691	21	3.813	46863.6