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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6278. | Nomen (punomenals) | 88.86 | 98% | 2021-01-07 |
| 6279. | QWERTYnonquit (john_doe_3356) | 88.86 | 94% | 2016-10-25 |
| 6280. | Ben (benjiboyyy) | 88.86 | 97% | 2017-06-11 |
| 6281. | me (suited4hike) | 88.85 | 97% | 2018-11-14 |
| 6282. | moriartus (sa_rivera) | 88.85 | 95% | 2022-03-13 |
| 6283. | optimist (atifzaheer) | 88.85 | 98.1% | 2024-04-15 |
| 6284. | Kevin (kevo_555) | 88.85 | 98% | 2018-09-29 |
| 6285. | Annie (annietemple11) | 88.84 | 96.8% | 2024-12-21 |
| 6286. | Shawn (ratchet1179) | 88.84 | 97% | 2023-06-27 |
| 6287. | Louis-Ferdinand (bagatelles) | 88.84 | 96% | 2023-10-02 |
| 6288. | Shalaby (kakashi_hatake_) | 88.84 | 98% | 2025-02-24 |
| 6289. | Rush (timothytheteemo4) | 88.84 | 91% | 2016-02-25 |
| 6290. | Jimmy (jx297) | 88.84 | 99.2% | 2021-02-18 |
| 6291. | yo dayo (ayamenakiri) | 88.83 | 98.4% | 2024-01-06 |
| 6292. | Andrew (andrew44771) | 88.83 | 95% | 2016-09-20 |
| 6293. | Jake (jakefromiowa) | 88.82 | 97% | 2021-06-15 |
| 6294. | Kesehotum (kesehotum) | 88.81 | 98% | 2022-11-21 |
| 6295. | Sebajun (sebajun_n) | 88.81 | 98% | 2024-01-14 |
| 6296. | Kumochi (kumochipot) | 88.81 | 96.1% | 2024-06-21 |
| 6297. | 1 (desser2) | 88.81 | 97% | 2024-11-26 |
| 6298. | Beser (brianchoi93) | 88.81 | 98.1% | 2021-02-14 |
| 6299. | Peter (aloyr) | 88.81 | 96% | 2016-04-15 |
| 6300. | Ron (ronnyron) | 88.81 | 98% | 2015-07-24 |
| 6301. | OneiricAbyss (oneirodynia) | 88.80 | 97% | 2025-09-04 |
| 6302. | Dynamic (obbama) | 88.80 | 96% | 2020-12-16 |
| 6303. | John (johnkoko57) | 88.80 | 98% | 2022-08-30 |
| 6304. | mike (oxfordcomma) | 88.80 | 98% | 2020-11-24 |
| 6305. | Eric (ericchung) | 88.80 | 97% | 2018-05-15 |
| 6306. | Good Luck (jajajeremy) | 88.79 | 100% | 2017-10-03 |
| 6307. | FKeyboard (fkeyboard) | 88.79 | 96% | 2017-05-24 |
| 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 |