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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11139. | Typist_Hurry (typist_hurry1... | 76.63 | 97% | 2022-03-18 |
| 11140. | niko (nikuruuuuu) | 76.63 | 95.7% | 2021-01-28 |
| 11141. | Derek (derekkeiley) | 76.63 | 100% | 2020-03-29 |
| 11142. | Raccoon Commander (racconco... | 76.63 | 97% | 2016-04-29 |
| 11143. | erk (estalow) | 76.63 | 96% | 2019-05-03 |
| 11144. | Micaela (mmcmullan) | 76.62 | 88% | 2017-02-23 |
| 11145. | Wise (wiseuser) | 76.61 | 98% | 2021-09-02 |
| 11146. | David (cmagic_f) | 76.61 | 97% | 2021-04-11 |
| 11147. | PhroomPhroom (phosure47) | 76.61 | 97% | 2020-11-24 |
| 11148. | Ivan (c0rn) | 76.60 | 97.7% | 2024-03-26 |
| 11149. | Jed (d1y3dc) | 76.60 | 96% | 2021-03-12 |
| 11150. | Oblique (obliquetyper) | 76.60 | 96% | 2022-05-24 |
| 11151. | tris (trisywc) | 76.60 | 96% | 2022-09-20 |
| 11152. | Titel (andrewh) | 76.60 | 98% | 2016-04-13 |
| 11153. | sur (surwilliams) | 76.59 | 97% | 2025-02-21 |
| 11154. | Ryo (ashida4) | 76.59 | 99% | 2021-09-05 |
| 11155. | blackspeedster (blackspeeds... | 76.58 | 97% | 2023-03-02 |
| 11156. | HonorTiltProof (honortiltpr... | 76.58 | 95% | 2020-01-29 |
| 11157. | Tyrone (tyronewashington) | 76.57 | 96% | 2021-06-04 |
| 11158. | Rekordea (rekordea) | 76.57 | 98% | 2022-02-18 |
| 11159. | jarl sondre (jallis) | 76.57 | 93% | 2016-06-07 |
| 11160. | Gabe (cybersaur) | 76.57 | 97% | 2019-01-10 |
| 11161. | Shivam (shivru) | 76.56 | 97% | 2022-11-14 |
| 11162. | gabe (gabeeeeee) | 76.56 | 93% | 2022-05-15 |
| 11163. | Eskooty (eskooty) | 76.56 | 96.5% | 2021-02-23 |
| 11164. | pea (pbarakat) | 76.56 | 97% | 2018-12-19 |
| 11165. | X (iwannagetbetterthanyou) | 76.56 | 92% | 2016-02-18 |
| 11166. | Alex (alexhayward4321) | 76.55 | 96% | 2022-12-05 |
| 11167. | Kostas (legendxz) | 76.55 | 92% | 2017-02-18 |
| 11168. | chubbybunny (chubbybunny123) | 76.54 | 95.7% | 2024-05-19 |
| 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 |