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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12007. | ben (liubenjamin) | 75.03 | 93% | 2017-01-14 |
| 12008. | Richard (lionheartjin) | 75.03 | 89% | 2015-06-27 |
| 12009. | diianeira (diianeira) | 75.03 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
| 12010. | Jonathan (the_mechanical) | 75.03 | 95% | 2020-01-07 |
| 12011. | aculeasis (aculeasis) | 75.02 | 96% | 2023-03-04 |
| 12012. | Atheno (athen0) | 75.02 | 94.5% | 2021-02-03 |
| 12013. | İsmail (hezarfen_13) | 75.01 | 98% | 2022-12-13 |
| 12014. | tstats[guest_typists] (gues... | 75.01 | 97% | 2022-06-07 |
| 12015. | Bleak (bleakbikest) | 75.00 | 95% | 2020-02-29 |
| 12016. | x (frs4ken) | 75.00 | 97% | 2017-09-29 |
| 12017. | Delmo (guilledelmo) | 75.00 | 94% | 2019-03-23 |
| 12018. | Toee (mg_toe) | 74.99 | 94% | 2015-11-16 |
| 12019. | stephen (mr_tofu) | 74.99 | 96.3% | 2023-08-29 |
| 12020. | Panner (panner) | 74.99 | 96% | 2019-08-04 |
| 12021. | kb noob (akh7) | 74.99 | 98% | 2020-03-19 |
| 12022. | john (johanwo) | 74.99 | 92% | 2016-07-18 |
| 12023. | David (macdoale001) | 74.98 | 92% | 2016-05-06 |
| 12024. | Chaitanya (enpitsu_k) | 74.98 | 98% | 2023-03-21 |
| 12025. | Anton (racketen) | 74.98 | 93% | 2017-05-18 |
| 12026. | 12backvader (12backvader) | 74.98 | 98% | 2017-08-12 |
| 12027. | Leah V. (suukobi) | 74.97 | 96% | 2023-07-18 |
| 12028. | Brad [Colemak Trainee] (nua... | 74.97 | 92% | 2015-06-03 |
| 12029. | Theo (tbohnen) | 74.97 | 94% | 2015-12-09 |
| 12030. | Anna (amd617) | 74.97 | 95% | 2016-03-28 |
| 12031. | Matthew (mjthekandyman) | 74.96 | 97% | 2021-02-21 |
| 12032. | SamYouL (samyoul) | 74.96 | 97% | 2022-05-14 |
| 12033. | Azmaine (azmaine) | 74.96 | 97.7% | 2025-02-13 |
| 12034. | Luca (elpiter) | 74.96 | 96% | 2022-09-07 |
| 12035. | Freek (freek4010) | 74.96 | 93% | 2015-04-07 |
| 12036. | C (crlars91) | 74.96 | 99% | 2018-03-09 |
| 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 |