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
Active since April 3, 2015.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008. | Tamara (altus) | 108.10 | 99% | 2015-11-06 |
| 2009. | praks (praks01) | 108.08 | 99.2% | 2024-05-18 |
| 2010. | alex (alexnonquit) | 108.08 | 92% | 2017-01-14 |
| 2011. | Albacus (albacus) | 108.07 | 97% | 2017-02-09 |
| 2012. | Someone (18lauey2) | 108.06 | 97% | 2017-09-01 |
| 2013. | yal (yyal) | 108.06 | 99% | 2021-06-15 |
| 2014. | Daggerpov (read_my_name) | 108.05 | 99% | 2021-10-28 |
| 2015. | Manny (mefinitelydanny) | 108.02 | 98% | 2021-12-22 |
| 2016. | Chad (nicwin) | 108.01 | 99% | 2021-11-03 |
| 2017. | Yves (vroomsevy) | 108.01 | 99% | 2025-01-04 |
| 2018. | Am1n (vividus) | 108.00 | 100% | 2022-12-19 |
| 2019. | Josh (theunknownhero) | 107.99 | 98% | 2021-03-11 |
| 2020. | nah (determination_) | 107.97 | 99% | 2020-07-21 |
| 2021. | Sangyoung (ddragoons) | 107.97 | 97% | 2020-11-27 |
| 2022. | desyncgod (43243264) | 107.96 | 97.3% | 2024-01-09 |
| 2023. | Leaf attack (myleaf) | 107.96 | 98.1% | 2021-02-15 |
| 2024. | Loc (lqv3745) | 107.95 | 99.2% | 2024-05-31 |
| 2025. | Em (emldn) | 107.95 | 98% | 2017-09-07 |
| 2026. | Chiragroop (cking123) | 107.95 | 98% | 2022-04-24 |
| 2027. | Sardar Taha (dice111) | 107.93 | 99% | 2021-07-26 |
| 2028. | zhousooty (zhousooty) | 107.92 | 97% | 2024-06-27 |
| 2029. | Evan (simplexi) | 107.92 | 97% | 2017-09-08 |
| 2030. | ISuckAtTyperacer (im_bad_at... | 107.91 | 97% | 2022-04-06 |
| 2031. | Hi (excetra) | 107.91 | 97% | 2018-12-09 |
| 2032. | Priscilla (simplyscience) | 107.90 | 96% | 2016-10-15 |
| 2033. | MrPayday (mrpayday) | 107.88 | 97% | 2016-04-12 |
| 2034. | Minh (lminh) | 107.87 | 99% | 2020-01-17 |
| 2035. | 7H30D0R (7h30d0r) | 107.86 | 97% | 2019-04-10 |
| 2036. | Eddy (phoenixkaito) | 107.81 | 92% | 2016-06-03 |
| 2037. | Colemak (vladtsar37) | 107.80 | 99% | 2024-07-27 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |