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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15053. | kevin (thurst) | 74.50 | 92% | 2017-05-18 |
| 15054. | Jon (carpentry) | 74.49 | 97.6% | 2025-02-19 |
| 15055. | ethan (kingslugma) | 74.49 | 96% | 2022-10-11 |
| 15056. | Alfred (junior162007) | 74.49 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
| 15057. | Terence (notterrence) | 74.49 | 96% | 2019-05-08 |
| 15058. | Nik (niktrc) | 74.49 | 96% | 2022-10-20 |
| 15059. | Gustav (whil_) | 74.49 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
| 15060. | Izaac (izaacwithaz) | 74.48 | 97% | 2025-01-27 |
| 15061. | Ian (iaaannn) | 74.48 | 95.4% | 2021-02-24 |
| 15062. | Dorel (dorelm) | 74.48 | 95% | 2021-02-09 |
| 15063. | Segun the Polymath (segun_t... | 74.47 | 98.3% | 2025-03-18 |
| 15064. | Alexeï (g4520u10) | 74.47 | 97.9% | 2024-11-12 |
| 15065. | andiahmadysx (andiahmadysx) | 74.47 | 96.9% | 2024-08-23 |
| 15066. | James (ancientbehemoth) | 74.47 | 97.3% | 2024-03-09 |
| 15067. | Lie Algebra (liealgebracow) | 74.47 | 92% | 2017-01-25 |
| 15068. | Jamethy (jamethy) | 74.47 | — | 2010-11-09 |
| 15069. | SDMondragon (sdmondragon) | 74.46 | 97.3% | 2024-11-09 |
| 15070. | dVelop (nightv0) | 74.46 | 94.9% | 2023-12-13 |
| 15071. | action (action234) | 74.46 | 96% | 2021-10-15 |
| 15072. | Irvin (irvin1587) | 74.46 | 95% | 2016-02-01 |
| 15073. | Dustin (jebeidiah) | 74.46 | 99% | 2015-10-04 |
| 15074. | WuhLuhWuh (wuhluhwuh) | 74.45 | 95.5% | 2025-03-11 |
| 15075. | tstats[uwnicke] (uwnicke) | 74.45 | 96.6% | 2024-11-11 |
| 15076. | Khai (superoiishi) | 74.45 | 97% | 2022-03-13 |
| 15077. | Cakers (pvpcakers) | 74.45 | 96% | 2022-05-17 |
| 15078. | Justin (liontan) | 74.45 | 96% | 2021-06-02 |
| 15079. | Steve (mcgee_00) | 74.45 | — | 2010-08-13 |
| 15080. | ArmAnand (arm_anand) | 74.44 | 97% | 2025-06-06 |
| 15081. | Marko (ggx4rtv_fast) | 74.44 | 97.5% | 2025-04-18 |
| 15082. | Tako (tako2zday) | 74.44 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
| 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 |