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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18621. | Kevin (vin15) | 71.36 | — | 2010-06-21 |
| 18622. | Atticus (plutakis) | 71.36 | 91% | 2016-03-03 |
| 18623. | 宇都宮 虎丸 (phibatbai) | 71.36 | 90% | 2012-08-04 |
| 18624. | Hamza (pillowcasee) | 71.35 | 96.1% | 2024-03-04 |
| 18625. | Umrezzy (umrezzy) | 71.35 | 97% | 2025-02-28 |
| 18626. | threegamma (threegamma) | 71.35 | 98.3% | 2023-12-18 |
| 18627. | Rahul (vedanticscholar) | 71.35 | 96% | 2022-07-11 |
| 18628. | joe (mcmillybear) | 71.35 | 95% | 2024-02-18 |
| 18629. | Jorawar (dumb_daas) | 71.35 | 98% | 2021-12-28 |
| 18630. | narze (narze) | 71.35 | 96% | 2016-08-02 |
| 18631. | hello (askmeaquestion) | 71.35 | 97% | 2014-09-02 |
| 18632. | Emre (emorymemory) | 71.34 | 96.8% | 2025-03-07 |
| 18633. | David (butterdawg) | 71.34 | 98% | 2022-08-29 |
| 18634. | samuel (rextheonion) | 71.34 | 96% | 2025-09-06 |
| 18635. | Ric (drrz) | 71.34 | 93% | 2014-01-05 |
| 18636. | travdong (travdong) | 71.34 | 95.7% | 2023-09-14 |
| 18637. | Reznuk (rezuk) | 71.33 | 93% | 2024-04-23 |
| 18638. | vivek (vc8bp) | 71.33 | 96.6% | 2024-04-17 |
| 18639. | Starlika (blopblop) | 71.33 | 96% | 2021-04-23 |
| 18640. | Duckytype-8 (dummy_2) | 71.33 | 98% | 2020-12-21 |
| 18641. | ~~^^____--++ (monaj) | 71.33 | 95% | 2014-10-27 |
| 18642. | Temirulan (mtemirulan) | 71.33 | 96% | 2015-12-11 |
| 18643. | S fast S snail (revereven_5) | 71.32 | 97% | 2025-06-15 |
| 18644. | Coata45 (coata45) | 71.32 | 97% | 2025-03-08 |
| 18645. | Alvernord (rahmatkurniawan) | 71.32 | 97% | 2026-02-24 |
| 18646. | maok (maok) | 71.32 | 95% | 2024-02-13 |
| 18647. | Angelo (spectranz) | 71.32 | 96.3% | 2024-03-12 |
| 18648. | Sporak (cheeseballoon) | 71.32 | 97% | 2021-04-12 |
| 18649. | Théo (motorcycletheo) | 71.32 | 96% | 2025-09-17 |
| 18650. | Danny (h4ndeye) | 71.32 | 96.6% | 2024-01-20 |
| 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 |