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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7500. | Drey (ellendren) | 86.74 | 98% | 2019-11-19 |
| 7501. | Gledi (downcast) | 86.74 | 94% | 2012-11-04 |
| 7502. | brackety (brackety) | 86.73 | 98% | 2022-08-05 |
| 7503. | Judith_ (100wpmwannabe) | 86.73 | 97% | 2023-01-31 |
| 7504. | stalkers (stalkers0418) | 86.73 | 98.3% | 2024-07-16 |
| 7505. | Daisy (daisyeminem) | 86.72 | 96% | 2025-04-03 |
| 7506. | 7UR (7ur7l3) | 86.72 | 97% | 2017-07-11 |
| 7507. | Keyboard (yusong) | 86.72 | 98% | 2018-08-15 |
| 7508. | Fenix (isaac.hermens@gmail.... | 86.72 | 97% | 2012-12-07 |
| 7509. | Triad (triad314) | 86.72 | 99% | 2020-11-02 |
| 7510. | Son (baby_hanz) | 86.72 | 96.4% | 2024-05-02 |
| 7511. | Daniel (allyeren) | 86.72 | 94% | 2015-10-14 |
| 7512. | Dap (david26) | 86.72 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 7513. | CD (cd2025) | 86.71 | 98.7% | 2025-04-10 |
| 7514. | Movan (nelsneronola) | 86.71 | 98% | 2022-01-16 |
| 7515. | therealmcoy (therealmcoy) | 86.71 | — | 2010-08-02 |
| 7516. | Vodkie (averagebottleofvodka) | 86.70 | 97.2% | 2024-12-20 |
| 7517. | Brandon (jitterflugerpug) | 86.70 | 98% | 2025-06-18 |
| 7518. | Ruggles (ruggles101) | 86.70 | 98% | 2017-08-12 |
| 7519. | Ryan (tubsthechug) | 86.70 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
| 7520. | Ngo (ngomai) | 86.70 | 97% | 2013-03-27 |
| 7521. | Hare Krishna (vchhabra33) | 86.70 | 97% | 2023-03-26 |
| 7522. | discbox_colemak (discbox_co... | 86.70 | 97% | 2013-02-17 |
| 7523. | marcos (marcos06) | 86.69 | 98.3% | 2024-04-19 |
| 7524. | Kei (zzanimeaddictzz) | 86.69 | 96% | 2022-01-30 |
| 7525. | Xmoonsheep (xmoonsheep) | 86.69 | 97% | 2021-10-05 |
| 7526. | epicman (tispus) | 86.69 | 96% | 2020-11-22 |
| 7527. | Vince (novaveteran) | 86.69 | 99% | 2014-01-28 |
| 7528. | Sajidul (sajidul) | 86.68 | 99% | 2024-08-14 |
| 7529. | prplx (prplx) | 86.68 | 96% | 2021-12-29 |
| 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 |