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

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

20 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
snorkelers	14	4	227	(None)
snorkeler	13	4	266	1	snorkeler_
snorkeled	14	4	288	2	snorkele_d
snorkels	12	3	441	2	snorkel__s
scoreless	11	5	560	3	scor_eless
shoreless	12	3	663	3	shor_eless
shorteners	13	4	508	3	shorteners
shovelers	15	17	494	3	sho_velers
smokeless	15	4	355	3	smo_keless
snarlers	8	29	875	3	snar__lers
snickerers	16	13	358	3	snickerers
snivelers	12	6	453	3	sn_ivelers
snookers	12	39	865	3	snook__ers
snorers	7	43	1380	3	snor___ers
snorkel	11	3	542	3	snorkel___
snorkeling	15	4	297	3	snorkeling
snorters	8	34	1058	3	snor__ters
sorcerers	11	4	532	3	s_orcerers
sparklers	15	31	564	3	spark_lers
unreelers	9	15	474	3	un_reelers

Search took 7 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	140603	0.453	394461.4
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	20	6.156	22840.0
3	Display Results	20	20	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	6.609	27037.5