The great edifice of variety and choice that is an American supermarket turns out to rest on a remarkably narrow biological foundation comprised of a tiny group of plants that is dominated by a single species: Zea mays, the giant tropical grass most Americans know as corn.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16255. | CY (iextremity) | 87.10 | 95% | 2025-01-18 |
| 16256. | Florida (0007starfish) | 87.10 | 99% | 2024-06-17 |
| 16257. | JED (jdonald6) | 87.10 | 98.7% | 2024-05-17 |
| 16258. | cho (tp_yh) | 87.10 | 97% | 2019-08-28 |
| 16259. | Guest (pr0grammer98) | 87.10 | 99% | 2023-03-17 |
| 16260. | Long (longn5) | 87.10 | 98% | 2016-08-25 |
| 16261. | ammbot (ammbot) | 87.10 | 98% | 2014-05-10 |
| 16262. | Nur Hasmi (nurhasmi) | 87.10 | 95% | 2012-01-28 |
| 16263. | Krisztian (ltplissken) | 87.10 | 98% | 2012-02-02 |
| 16264. | Brandon (bdowning) | 87.10 | 96% | 2017-12-08 |
| 16265. | Yoav (yoav_or_levy) | 87.09 | 97.3% | 2023-12-30 |
| 16266. | Human (holy_hybrid) | 87.09 | 96% | 2025-11-14 |
| 16267. | Harry (chestersaur) | 87.09 | 98% | 2024-04-14 |
| 16268. | Kamaksha Prasad (kpnaik033) | 87.09 | 98.3% | 2025-02-06 |
| 16269. | Ali (saaani) | 87.09 | 95% | 2012-08-12 |
| 16270. | Eloy (swekingeib) | 87.09 | 98% | 2019-08-06 |
| 16271. | julian (quasiker) | 87.08 | 97.7% | 2025-04-21 |
| 16272. | Rose (littlemexico) | 87.08 | 98.3% | 2024-08-27 |
| 16273. | khater (giftedkhater) | 87.08 | 98% | 2025-07-26 |
| 16274. | V (vvww) | 87.08 | 98% | 2025-11-26 |
| 16275. | edz (edz81) | 87.08 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 16276. | Srikakolapu (srikakolapunar... | 87.08 | 99% | 2012-06-20 |
| 16277. | Shelster (seashell999) | 87.08 | 93% | 2013-03-07 |
| 16278. | Justin (jjallday13) | 87.08 | 93% | 2015-05-06 |
| 16279. | Kuan-Yu (allankyhou) | 87.08 | — | 2010-11-16 |
| 16280. | reinis (reino257) | 87.07 | 97.6% | 2025-02-04 |
| 16281. | Darrell (jeepjeep) | 87.07 | 90% | 2014-08-22 |
| 16282. | swannaholic (swannaholic) | 87.07 | 99% | 2026-02-08 |
| 16283. | Beebop (deepbeepbop) | 87.07 | 99.3% | 2024-03-21 |
| 16284. | iceylemon157 (iceylemon157) | 87.07 | 95% | 2026-03-31 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 162,153 | 71.21 | June 9, 2010 |
| Instant Death Mode | 158 | 74.52 | June 20, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 31 | 63.89 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 45.38 | January 24, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 5 | 53.58 | February 3, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 5 | 48.35 | September 9, 2011 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 3 | 60.39 | October 15, 2021 |
| The Little Middle School | 1 | 57.78 | September 22, 2016 |