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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22990. | Chris (rykthos) | 66.45 | 96.2% | 2021-02-24 |
| 22991. | Atabek (atabekarapov14) | 66.45 | 95% | 2023-07-15 |
| 22992. | Flash (bala6978) | 66.45 | 96% | 2017-08-16 |
| 22993. | Jacob (jacobtpl) | 66.45 | 90% | 2016-07-18 |
| 22994. | Tom (tomrademaker1414) | 66.45 | 92% | 2011-11-07 |
| 22995. | Sloth (intriguedsloth) | 66.44 | 96% | 2025-10-14 |
| 22996. | Xenophon (xenophon01) | 66.44 | 96% | 2025-07-20 |
| 22997. | Leland (lelandsterner) | 66.44 | 95% | 2025-11-05 |
| 22998. | judah (jooduh) | 66.44 | 97% | 2024-02-17 |
| 22999. | Zoro (zoro_kaorts) | 66.44 | 96.6% | 2024-10-18 |
| 23000. | arjan (arjanomega) | 66.44 | 96.6% | 2024-09-13 |
| 23001. | HHR (hhr_9) | 66.44 | 94% | 2025-03-08 |
| 23002. | Carlios (carlios) | 66.44 | 95% | 2020-07-30 |
| 23003. | Aye (aexerz) | 66.44 | 97.5% | 2025-03-22 |
| 23004. | mikke (rolom) | 66.44 | 95% | 2023-11-22 |
| 23005. | Ben (lalbtyd25) | 66.44 | 95% | 2019-11-12 |
| 23006. | Ella (ellaannrr) | 66.43 | 96% | 2025-05-04 |
| 23007. | Aman (amanengineer) | 66.43 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
| 23008. | soorriously (soorriously) | 66.43 | 95% | 2024-06-16 |
| 23009. | Zach (mysteriouslymythical) | 66.43 | 93% | 2023-05-11 |
| 23010. | shrek (forchizzle) | 66.43 | 95% | 2025-11-22 |
| 23011. | Yo (yomamaaaa) | 66.43 | 95.4% | 2023-12-14 |
| 23012. | Jakub (jakubko672) | 66.43 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
| 23013. | fortenforge (fortenforge) | 66.43 | 88% | 2012-12-05 |
| 23014. | Frunze (frunze) | 66.43 | 98% | 2011-07-20 |
| 23015. | Michael (thecreepyguy) | 66.42 | 93% | 2022-04-24 |
| 23016. | David (miztersirr) | 66.42 | 95% | 2017-09-06 |
| 23017. | yassine (yassew_) | 66.42 | 95% | 2024-12-13 |
| 23018. | Cat (sleepneedexe) | 66.42 | 96% | 2025-07-24 |
| 23019. | Vastator (vastator) | 66.42 | 96% | 2025-02-19 |
| 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 |