She looked terrific. I said to myself, "Maybe she's going to be in the Spanish class - that'll be great!" But no, she walked into the Portuguese class. So I figured, what the hell - I might as well learn Portuguese. I started walking right after her when this Anglo-Saxon attitude that I have said, "No, that's not a good reason to decide which language to speak." So I went back and signed up for the Spanish class, to my utter regret.
—from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, a book by Richard P. Feynman
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12161. | NexylTynebri (ivyhex) | 79.49 | 94% | 2016-02-18 |
| 12162. | Sushiuchi (sushiuchi) | 79.48 | 94.6% | 2025-01-19 |
| 12163. | chandra shekhar (maxpainyac... | 79.48 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
| 12164. | Zeus (zcast) | 79.48 | 97% | 2019-04-25 |
| 12165. | Justin (justchewy) | 79.48 | 98% | 2021-01-11 |
| 12166. | Gawiweu (edugg98) | 79.48 | 96% | 2025-01-31 |
| 12167. | Christie (christiebowman) | 79.48 | 96% | 2017-06-05 |
| 12168. | newkeyboardisass (newkeyboa... | 79.47 | 95.8% | 2024-07-01 |
| 12169. | B (bobby_joes) | 79.47 | 97.7% | 2024-03-06 |
| 12170. | Max (cyanite) | 79.47 | 96% | 2020-09-01 |
| 12171. | Pär (plund) | 79.47 | 95.1% | 2023-11-10 |
| 12172. | CYTan (tanchuanyeow) | 79.47 | 96% | 2025-09-15 |
| 12173. | Ivan (evanmico) | 79.47 | 98.7% | 2024-12-09 |
| 12174. | Jacky Lim (kingfinger) | 79.47 | 96% | 2014-03-08 |
| 12175. | B. (karn555) | 79.47 | 95% | 2014-03-05 |
| 12176. | Broatio (broatio) | 79.47 | 95% | 2012-12-13 |
| 12177. | J (typeracereeu9d) | 79.46 | 97.2% | 2024-09-10 |
| 12178. | Billy (tryphlan) | 79.46 | 95% | 2026-01-28 |
| 12179. | Kyouma (squibhd) | 79.46 | 98.9% | 2025-03-07 |
| 12180. | Lee (starhole) | 79.46 | 94% | 2016-11-16 |
| 12181. | Eroticar (eroticar) | 79.46 | 94% | 2017-01-28 |
| 12182. | S (1ext) | 79.46 | 96% | 2017-06-22 |
| 12183. | ji9star (jii99star) | 79.45 | 98% | 2025-11-21 |
| 12184. | Augusto-- (augusto00) | 79.45 | 98% | 2024-07-29 |
| 12185. | Timothy (chuzzz) | 79.45 | 98% | 2025-02-22 |
| 12186. | shazzy (skdreams) | 79.45 | 97% | 2018-06-01 |
| 12187. | Will (decisiveindecision) | 79.45 | 94% | 2011-12-17 |
| 12188. | Alison (monarca) | 79.45 | — | 2010-07-29 |
| 12189. | AzaD (mirazad) | 79.44 | 97% | 2025-09-02 |
| 12190. | beefer430 (beefer430) | 79.44 | 98% | 2025-08-22 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 85,825 | 73.56 | May 21, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 133 | 77.05 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 35 | 76.53 | June 7, 2010 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 60.63 | February 6, 2021 |
| Riverside Middle School | 4 | 49.43 | April 8, 2011 |