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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7117. | Jeff (jlangr) | 88.42 | — | 2010-07-12 |
| 7118. | Fariz (kidhacks) | 88.42 | 95% | 2012-06-11 |
| 7119. | Wuhchuknow (wuhchuknow) | 88.42 | 96% | 2016-01-28 |
| 7120. | James (billybreathe5) | 88.41 | 95% | 2016-05-05 |
| 7121. | jero (jero32) | 88.41 | 96% | 2013-07-30 |
| 7122. | J (coughee) | 88.41 | 99% | 2017-06-28 |
| 7123. | Andrei (stoic_vimmer24) | 88.40 | 99% | 2024-05-28 |
| 7124. | dbatac (dbatac) | 88.40 | 96.1% | 2024-12-24 |
| 7125. | ItsOKayCZ (itsokaycz) | 88.40 | 96.4% | 2024-03-23 |
| 7126. | Jay (taragine) | 88.40 | 98% | 2021-10-30 |
| 7127. | 1nonly.eclipze! (1nonly_ecl... | 88.39 | 96% | 2025-11-21 |
| 7128. | maxobe (maxobe1) | 88.39 | 97% | 2021-01-19 |
| 7129. | Jsmans89 (jman88s) | 88.39 | 96% | 2014-01-11 |
| 7130. | Emily (emibraille) | 88.39 | 97% | 2014-04-06 |
| 7131. | Erick (strosekd) | 88.39 | 97% | 2014-09-22 |
| 7132. | Noah (1nobo1) | 88.39 | 93% | 2014-04-09 |
| 7133. | Nörfire (norfire) | 88.38 | 94% | 2014-01-16 |
| 7134. | Gray (evlyra) | 88.38 | — | 2010-08-07 |
| 7135. | Anthony (lolsonic1234) | 88.38 | 96% | 2022-08-04 |
| 7136. | Stay (stayscaffolded) | 88.38 | 96.1% | 2024-12-07 |
| 7137. | 1vlartcepza (azpectralv1) | 88.38 | 96% | 2020-12-26 |
| 7138. | QWERTYnonquit (john_doe_3356) | 88.38 | 98% | 2016-11-14 |
| 7139. | (juij) | 88.38 | 95% | 2018-01-31 |
| 7140. | lice_rello (lice_rello) | 88.37 | 98.3% | 2024-02-16 |
| 7141. | mango (dorkeasteregg) | 88.37 | — | 2010-06-02 |
| 7142. | Mateusz (leszczuu) | 88.37 | 97% | 2011-10-04 |
| 7143. | Miki (pkong001) | 88.36 | 98% | 2022-05-07 |
| 7144. | asdf (kangarrou2) | 88.36 | 99% | 2017-11-06 |
| 7145. | Z. (zazz4) | 88.35 | 96.1% | 2025-01-20 |
| 7146. | :) (jjz03) | 88.35 | 97% | 2019-02-28 |
| 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 |