To be fair, English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word "fly" signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman's apparel is clearly asking to be mangled.
—from The Mother Tongue, English and How It Got That Way, a book by Bill Bryson
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20050. | Luka (zalla) | 59.09 | 93% | 2016-06-26 |
| 20051. | Shu (shuhang1106) | 59.09 | 95% | 2016-12-19 |
| 20052. | Oliver (linearboy) | 59.08 | 93% | 2023-03-01 |
| 20053. | Himanshu (himanharsh) | 59.08 | 95.1% | 2023-08-17 |
| 20054. | Will (giabbers) | 59.08 | 89% | 2015-09-07 |
| 20055. | lei (appleattack) | 59.08 | 96% | 2021-01-17 |
| 20056. | Hassan (0_nix_0) | 59.08 | 95% | 2021-01-09 |
| 20057. | Changnam (rotoflemf) | 59.08 | 92% | 2015-05-09 |
| 20058. | Geo (geotyped) | 59.07 | 92.9% | 2024-07-08 |
| 20059. | Thanh (alians) | 59.07 | 97% | 2021-11-11 |
| 20060. | Shovon (shovonhasan) | 59.07 | 98% | 2020-10-24 |
| 20061. | Laurids (lauridsmalte) | 59.07 | 99% | 2021-01-03 |
| 20062. | Klaidambajus (klaidambajus) | 59.07 | 98% | 2019-05-28 |
| 20063. | Mads (mads721i) | 59.07 | 95% | 2020-03-19 |
| 20064. | steno va? The old typist (r... | 59.07 | 98% | 2017-12-03 |
| 20065. | Zhang (zcinpursuit) | 59.07 | 94% | 2016-04-26 |
| 20066. | ankit (ankit824236) | 59.06 | 97% | 2023-09-08 |
| 20067. | David (david_12345) | 59.06 | 95% | 2021-03-20 |
| 20068. | 3iex (v138) | 59.06 | 94% | 2020-12-02 |
| 20069. | Erik (texrewq) | 59.06 | 89% | 2016-01-10 |
| 20070. | Steve (maltrongeek) | 59.06 | 97% | 2016-01-17 |
| 20071. | Eirik (epower) | 59.06 | 91% | 2016-04-02 |
| 20072. | speakeasyzoe (speakeasyzoe) | 59.05 | 97% | 2023-09-01 |
| 20073. | Rick (finnegan1441) | 59.04 | 97% | 2017-12-02 |
| 20074. | Omer (the_blue_shark) | 59.04 | 97% | 2021-01-26 |
| 20075. | Oliver (oliverrayn) | 59.04 | 95.2% | 2021-02-22 |
| 20076. | Luke (liroj) | 59.04 | 94% | 2016-07-16 |
| 20077. | sherlock (chetan69) | 59.03 | 95% | 2022-09-22 |
| 20078. | pbwn (pbwn) | 59.03 | 96% | 2023-08-01 |
| 20079. | Xristos (xristos_gav) | 59.03 | 93% | 2021-02-27 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |