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

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

18 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
sharpness	14	3	494	(None)
chariness	14	3	1006	2	chariness
hardness	12	24	1108	2	_hardness
harness	10	24	1393	2	_har_ness
scariness	11	3	1018	2	scariness
shadiness	13	3	746	2	shadiness
shakiness	16	3	708	2	shakiness
sharpeners	15	4	389	2	sharpeners
sharpens	13	37	781	2	sharp_ens
sharpers	13	38	1094	2	sharp_ers
sharpest	13	3	915	2	sharp_est
sharpies	13	4	1123	2	sharpie_s
sharpnesses	16	4	523	2	sharpnesses
shortness	12	3	673	2	shortness
smartness	11	3	614	2	smartness
spareness	11	3	986	2	spareness
starkness	13	3	596	2	starkness
swartness	12	3	611	2	swartness

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	18	3.266	37181.9
3	Display Results	18	18	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	18	3.656	48876.1