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
Active since April 3, 2015.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13019. | junior (sukachik3n) | 72.53 | 96% | 2020-05-31 |
| 13020. | Dvorak80 (spline) | 72.53 | 96% | 2016-12-12 |
| 13021. | Nina (ninaaaaaaaaa) | 72.52 | 96% | 2022-12-08 |
| 13022. | SilverWolf (remzero) | 72.52 | 97% | 2021-04-30 |
| 13023. | Cloudy (bluem23) | 72.52 | 96% | 2017-09-14 |
| 13024. | Mike (slowboithe20th) | 72.52 | 97.6% | 2023-10-18 |
| 13025. | S0R4 (omniores22) | 72.52 | 95% | 2021-10-03 |
| 13026. | Md. Musfiqur (dragon172) | 72.52 | 96% | 2022-10-23 |
| 13027. | David (dwright) | 72.52 | 93% | 2015-07-27 |
| 13028. | Dragonbonus (dragonbonus) | 72.52 | 94% | 2016-03-02 |
| 13029. | Ti (ti1234) | 72.51 | 97% | 2023-06-30 |
| 13030. | Jacob (werjac) | 72.51 | 96% | 2024-08-19 |
| 13031. | Bryan (pinkypoo) | 72.51 | 94% | 2022-08-15 |
| 13032. | tuvibal (tuvibal) | 72.50 | 95% | 2022-04-26 |
| 13033. | Maximus (asso2002) | 72.50 | 96% | 2021-03-08 |
| 13034. | Wen Li (ykk3555) | 72.50 | 91% | 2017-02-26 |
| 13035. | Alan (alanknguyen) | 72.49 | 96% | 2023-06-28 |
| 13036. | Hamas Egypt (mohamedadel2000) | 72.49 | 95% | 2025-01-27 |
| 13037. | Zach (zachary_gh) | 72.49 | 95% | 2020-02-19 |
| 13038. | saad (saduman) | 72.49 | 97% | 2021-03-24 |
| 13039. | apple (app1esauce) | 72.49 | 98% | 2021-05-27 |
| 13040. | minhhai (minhhaishp) | 72.48 | 100% | 2016-11-30 |
| 13041. | stream census designated by... | 72.47 | 95% | 2021-11-10 |
| 13042. | Cultist (kishore0305) | 72.47 | 97% | 2022-04-30 |
| 13043. | Leo (lemonz) | 72.47 | 92% | 2015-12-15 |
| 13044. | Charles (imperative2) | 72.47 | 93% | 2017-04-22 |
| 13045. | Cal Naughton, Jr. (rocket86... | 72.46 | 96% | 2016-03-14 |
| 13046. | Jerald Joshua (jeraldjoshua) | 72.46 | 92% | 2017-03-08 |
| 13047. | scsdawg (scsdawg) | 72.46 | 97% | 2021-12-02 |
| 13048. | Perich (perich) | 72.46 | 96% | 2022-05-10 |
| 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 |