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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12346. | Eaglekott (eaglekott) | 74.70 | 97% | 2018-12-09 |
| 12347. | Adrienne (tworoadstwo) | 74.69 | 99% | 2024-07-17 |
| 12348. | NoblePickle (noblepickle) | 74.69 | 97.3% | 2024-02-19 |
| 12349. | jie (hellogogogo) | 74.69 | 93% | 2015-08-17 |
| 12350. | Taylor (tylrd) | 74.69 | 91% | 2015-09-18 |
| 12351. | Thuy (chaobuoisang) | 74.69 | 96% | 2017-03-27 |
| 12352. | Vinh (shadeomen) | 74.69 | 95% | 2019-03-14 |
| 12353. | mmmturkey (mmmturkey) | 74.68 | 97% | 2020-11-02 |
| 12354. | Patrick (turrix8) | 74.68 | 96% | 2021-08-25 |
| 12355. | Kebab (cpt_price) | 74.68 | 98% | 2016-07-20 |
| 12356. | Adarsh Satish (adarshsatish) | 74.67 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
| 12357. | rushezor (selflikepro) | 74.67 | 90% | 2017-01-09 |
| 12358. | Chris (chrisk_04) | 74.66 | 96.9% | 2025-04-10 |
| 12359. | DeeDee (deedee09) | 74.66 | 100% | 2021-12-14 |
| 12360. | Payas (payas) | 74.66 | 97% | 2016-01-30 |
| 12361. | Alejandro (akakmx) | 74.66 | 97% | 2022-04-17 |
| 12362. | Miguel (gheed22) | 74.64 | 96% | 2021-03-17 |
| 12363. | Norman (oomenacka) | 74.64 | 95.7% | 2024-08-11 |
| 12364. | Grundy (grundy04) | 74.64 | 97% | 2021-07-02 |
| 12365. | kyel (txkyel) | 74.64 | 98% | 2021-08-01 |
| 12366. | K (thekman) | 74.64 | 92% | 2015-08-28 |
| 12367. | eric (ericliu04) | 74.64 | 97% | 2019-07-27 |
| 12368. | Bluewater (bluewater) | 74.63 | 98% | 2025-01-16 |
| 12369. | Adrm (empirestate) | 74.63 | 96% | 2025-04-21 |
| 12370. | Will (themilkmann) | 74.63 | 98% | 2021-04-21 |
| 12371. | wayland (kajprintz) | 74.63 | 98% | 2017-06-23 |
| 12372. | 4b786NI4Us (laurier001) | 74.63 | 95% | 2016-03-05 |
| 12373. | yani (akabin) | 74.62 | 97% | 2021-07-16 |
| 12374. | Ghoz (napatzat) | 74.62 | 97% | 2018-05-02 |
| 12375. | ShakenNotStirredMobile (sha... | 74.62 | 96% | 2016-02-16 |
| 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 |