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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944. | (robby250) | 109.22 | 97% | 2015-11-18 |
| 1945. | ClemenPine (clemenmak) | 109.21 | 98% | 2022-09-14 |
| 1946. | Moe (moe_jkpt) | 109.19 | 97% | 2024-09-20 |
| 1947. | Alex (aerodox) | 109.18 | 96% | 2016-01-25 |
| 1948. | Dan (acamus) | 109.18 | 99% | 2015-12-30 |
| 1949. | FREE PALESTINE (then1g) | 109.17 | 98% | 2023-01-07 |
| 1950. | bass (fishing_for_bass) | 109.17 | 98% | 2023-02-04 |
| 1951. | Eetu (eetubs) | 109.16 | 97.5% | 2024-11-09 |
| 1952. | T (precog) | 109.15 | 97% | 2022-02-13 |
| 1953. | dewg0ng (dewg0ng) | 109.15 | 89% | 2015-12-08 |
| 1954. | Slava (slavadade23) | 109.13 | 99% | 2020-04-18 |
| 1955. | Eric (unfazedglitch) | 109.13 | 98.8% | 2023-09-25 |
| 1956. | learning ortho (toiletmike) | 109.13 | 97% | 2022-12-15 |
| 1957. | billypeppin (billypeppin) | 109.12 | 98% | 2021-04-14 |
| 1958. | bekahlouise (summertimesadn... | 109.12 | 98% | 2022-03-03 |
| 1959. | Georges (moonchild01) | 109.06 | 92% | 2016-05-17 |
| 1960. | Opal (opal_p) | 109.05 | 96% | 2015-05-23 |
| 1961. | John (jzirk16) | 109.05 | 96% | 2016-05-12 |
| 1962. | Tyler (tylerrobb) | 109.03 | 99% | 2016-11-10 |
| 1963. | Mike (mikeasuraus) | 109.03 | 97.8% | 2023-12-16 |
| 1964. | Max (maxwang123) | 109.01 | 99% | 2016-04-12 |
| 1965. | Adory (hyperbola) | 109.00 | 97% | 2020-02-03 |
| 1966. | Ben (happy_typist) | 108.99 | 99% | 2025-06-15 |
| 1967. | Iron man (nightwolfdd) | 108.99 | 96% | 2016-10-24 |
| 1968. | Julia (348753021) | 108.99 | 97% | 2023-02-28 |
| 1969. | semi (semilin) | 108.99 | 97% | 2022-04-08 |
| 1970. | (pluggtea) | 108.98 | 97.3% | 2024-09-15 |
| 1971. | Scape (sscape) | 108.98 | 99% | 2021-10-30 |
| 1972. | Leila (aiwaleila) | 108.97 | 91% | 2015-08-14 |
| 1973. | Ef (raighor) | 108.96 | 97% | 2016-08-02 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |