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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11966. | Kavan (kavan044) | 75.04 | 97% | 2023-04-20 |
| 11967. | Ethan (ethects) | 75.04 | 95.8% | 2023-05-16 |
| 11968. | J (speedcamera) | 75.04 | 98% | 2020-12-17 |
| 11969. | Charles (charlesod) | 75.03 | 100% | 2020-10-02 |
| 11970. | Ariel (grainford) | 75.03 | 98.1% | 2021-02-05 |
| 11971. | ben (liubenjamin) | 75.03 | 93% | 2017-01-14 |
| 11972. | Richard (lionheartjin) | 75.03 | 89% | 2015-06-27 |
| 11973. | diianeira (diianeira) | 75.03 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
| 11974. | Jonathan (the_mechanical) | 75.03 | 95% | 2020-01-07 |
| 11975. | aculeasis (aculeasis) | 75.02 | 96% | 2023-03-04 |
| 11976. | Atheno (athen0) | 75.02 | 94.5% | 2021-02-03 |
| 11977. | İsmail (hezarfen_13) | 75.01 | 98% | 2022-12-13 |
| 11978. | tstats[guest_typists] (gues... | 75.01 | 97% | 2022-06-07 |
| 11979. | Bleak (bleakbikest) | 75.00 | 95% | 2020-02-29 |
| 11980. | x (frs4ken) | 75.00 | 97% | 2017-09-29 |
| 11981. | Delmo (guilledelmo) | 75.00 | 94% | 2019-03-23 |
| 11982. | Toee (mg_toe) | 74.99 | 94% | 2015-11-16 |
| 11983. | stephen (mr_tofu) | 74.99 | 96.3% | 2023-08-29 |
| 11984. | Panner (panner) | 74.99 | 96% | 2019-08-04 |
| 11985. | kb noob (akh7) | 74.99 | 98% | 2020-03-19 |
| 11986. | john (johanwo) | 74.99 | 92% | 2016-07-18 |
| 11987. | David (macdoale001) | 74.98 | 92% | 2016-05-06 |
| 11988. | Chaitanya (enpitsu_k) | 74.98 | 98% | 2023-03-21 |
| 11989. | Anton (racketen) | 74.98 | 93% | 2017-05-18 |
| 11990. | 12backvader (12backvader) | 74.98 | 98% | 2017-08-12 |
| 11991. | Leah V. (suukobi) | 74.97 | 96% | 2023-07-18 |
| 11992. | Brad [Colemak Trainee] (nua... | 74.97 | 92% | 2015-06-03 |
| 11993. | Theo (tbohnen) | 74.97 | 94% | 2015-12-09 |
| 11994. | Anna (amd617) | 74.97 | 95% | 2016-03-28 |
| 11995. | Matthew (mjthekandyman) | 74.96 | 97% | 2021-02-21 |
| 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 |