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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13492. | Peter (petejim) | 72.25 | 96% | 2021-12-02 |
| 13493. | Martin (mpenkov) | 72.25 | 96.1% | 2021-02-20 |
| 13494. | Jarek (yorrickus) | 72.25 | 99% | 2022-03-25 |
| 13495. | Nicholas (colemak_newbie) | 72.25 | 97% | 2016-12-27 |
| 13496. | Andrej (andrej_tepa) | 72.24 | 97.4% | 2025-01-13 |
| 13497. | Brian (thepinkelephantcar) | 72.24 | 91% | 2016-07-12 |
| 13498. | E (evan_30) | 72.24 | 96.4% | 2024-09-29 |
| 13499. | Rowan (xfuture) | 72.24 | 97% | 2023-01-01 |
| 13500. | Legion (zitrol) | 72.24 | 97% | 2025-08-30 |
| 13501. | craster (yaboiedgy) | 72.24 | 97.3% | 2021-02-05 |
| 13502. | Ted (tednation) | 72.24 | 95% | 2021-10-26 |
| 13503. | Chae (chae4181) | 72.23 | 94% | 2025-05-05 |
| 13504. | Alex (sixthree) | 72.23 | 97% | 2019-08-16 |
| 13505. | Nishanth (nishanthswaminathan) | 72.23 | 96% | 2021-05-24 |
| 13506. | Clarb (clarb) | 72.23 | 97% | 2021-12-14 |
| 13507. | Nemanja (conetheboss) | 72.23 | 95% | 2022-09-27 |
| 13508. | Sarah (smm2319) | 72.22 | 96.2% | 2025-02-03 |
| 13509. | aoeuidhtns (fifyfofum) | 72.22 | 97% | 2023-12-26 |
| 13510. | East (chapstick_god) | 72.22 | 98% | 2022-10-29 |
| 13511. | william (longdongdi) | 72.22 | 97% | 2017-09-15 |
| 13512. | Garrett (insanitymage) | 72.22 | 93% | 2015-04-09 |
| 13513. | Lurker99 (someone16) | 72.22 | 99% | 2019-09-19 |
| 13514. | qq (hyrule_) | 72.21 | 96% | 2022-01-28 |
| 13515. | Andrew (wongsifu) | 72.21 | 98.1% | 2023-07-06 |
| 13516. | gloria (glorialostthegame) | 72.21 | 96% | 2021-03-10 |
| 13517. | tanner (mrmr1101) | 72.21 | 87% | 2015-09-01 |
| 13518. | kikko (asmarite) | 72.20 | 97% | 2020-04-11 |
| 13519. | Kurtis (pandabear4774) | 72.20 | 96% | 2020-12-17 |
| 13520. | Juan (juanpunch) | 72.20 | 96% | 2021-02-10 |
| 13521. | Zupery (zupery) | 72.19 | 95% | 2023-02-19 |
| 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 |