SQL Server: Index columns used in like?

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Is it a good idea to index varchar columns only used in LIKE opertations? From what I can read from query analytics I get from the following query:

SELECT * FROM ClientUsers WHERE Email LIKE '%niels@bosmainter%'

I get an "Estimated subtree cost" of 0.38 without any index and 0.14 with an index. Is this a good metric to use for anlayzing if a query has been optimized with an index?

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