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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8381. | Anye (farmerfred) | 83.42 | 98% | 2023-01-14 |
| 8382. | 🍌 One Banana 🍌 (milkt... | 83.42 | 97% | 2018-04-27 |
| 8383. | koen (chromoplast) | 83.42 | 97% | 2021-05-19 |
| 8384. | Mrs Robinson (mrs_robinson123) | 83.42 | 98% | 2016-12-19 |
| 8385. | Joel (joel48) | 83.42 | 99% | 2017-10-14 |
| 8386. | dust in the wind (ditw) | 83.41 | 98% | 2015-12-10 |
| 8387. | Jack (jack_terharoutunian) | 83.41 | 96% | 2018-01-30 |
| 8388. | Connor (cyoshio) | 83.40 | 98% | 2022-02-25 |
| 8389. | ellebelle55555 (ellebelle55... | 83.40 | 97% | 2023-07-19 |
| 8390. | Fedja (djafexx) | 83.40 | 98% | 2023-06-18 |
| 8391. | updog (danielseow) | 83.40 | 95% | 2021-07-03 |
| 8392. | Jason (jasonw1121) | 83.40 | 95% | 2019-09-01 |
| 8393. | nytecolor (nytecolor) | 83.39 | 95.5% | 2024-02-10 |
| 8394. | Mohand (mohandd_318) | 83.39 | 96% | 2023-01-14 |
| 8395. | Pillsbury (acidreindeer) | 83.39 | 96% | 2023-06-26 |
| 8396. | Peter (petermc2007) | 83.39 | 95% | 2022-04-17 |
| 8397. | percyz (percyz) | 83.38 | 96% | 2025-05-29 |
| 8398. | efk (enofk714) | 83.38 | 97% | 2025-06-21 |
| 8399. | Virtuoso™ (gkarthick) | 83.38 | 99% | 2021-03-20 |
| 8400. | Philip (lindeman) | 83.38 | 93% | 2015-05-30 |
| 8401. | Pryl (pryl) | 83.37 | 98% | 2022-04-12 |
| 8402. | Samellon (samellon) | 83.37 | 97.4% | 2023-12-02 |
| 8403. | .he. (i386) | 83.37 | 97% | 2022-12-12 |
| 8404. | jakub (jakub177) | 83.37 | 98% | 2021-12-24 |
| 8405. | Rascell (soul94) | 83.37 | 99% | 2016-06-23 |
| 8406. | vm (omg_vee) | 83.36 | 98% | 2018-11-07 |
| 8407. | Tony (generalbob1212) | 83.35 | 96% | 2023-02-03 |
| 8408. | navi (navreee) | 83.35 | 97% | 2019-11-29 |
| 8409. | Ryan (r_b_tessier) | 83.35 | 94% | 2015-11-30 |
| 8410. | Bryan (racing_tortoise) | 83.34 | 98% | 2022-07-05 |
| 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 |
| á—ś Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |