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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12744. | Nicholas (avelaval) | 74.02 | 97% | 2023-01-19 |
| 12745. | Ian (icspicy) | 74.02 | 99% | 2024-02-16 |
| 12746. | Janheart (jnlayoso) | 74.02 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
| 12747. | Peaky (x101) | 74.02 | 95% | 2020-07-09 |
| 12748. | AJ (aj_jaswanth) | 74.02 | 94% | 2016-04-06 |
| 12749. | Vinne (vinne10) | 74.01 | 97% | 2022-01-26 |
| 12750. | tomek (ontaptom) | 74.01 | 97% | 2024-07-15 |
| 12751. | piyopiyo (piyopiyopiyo) | 74.01 | 96% | 2021-04-28 |
| 12752. | Phu (thanhphu13112001) | 74.01 | 95.4% | 2021-02-18 |
| 12753. | Mikee (mikee478) | 74.01 | 96% | 2017-12-23 |
| 12754. | Lance (cloakedhalo96) | 74.01 | 96% | 2017-04-21 |
| 12755. | BlueJay314 (eajohnson2@live... | 74.00 | 89% | 2015-06-15 |
| 12756. | Kristian (kristiant) | 74.00 | 95% | 2017-11-23 |
| 12757. | www (aaahrgrhh) | 74.00 | 97% | 2021-03-01 |
| 12758. | Vincent (dreamistofly) | 74.00 | 94% | 2021-01-14 |
| 12759. | ezpez (ezpez) | 74.00 | 97% | 2018-04-03 |
| 12760. | pigsegv (randompigyt) | 73.99 | 96.1% | 2023-08-10 |
| 12761. | stor (storgringo) | 73.99 | 96% | 2019-01-30 |
| 12762. | tstats[kenneth03] (kenneth03) | 73.99 | 99% | 2023-01-18 |
| 12763. | Gopesh (gopesherson) | 73.99 | 96% | 2020-11-16 |
| 12764. | INCOMPETENT (incompetent_co... | 73.99 | 97% | 2021-01-02 |
| 12765. | Steven (mercatres) | 73.99 | 98% | 2016-01-02 |
| 12766. | Jonas (jonasjul) | 73.99 | 96% | 2016-03-07 |
| 12767. | Luke (sfv_) | 73.98 | 97% | 2018-02-22 |
| 12768. | k (rcws) | 73.98 | 96% | 2022-11-02 |
| 12769. | nyet (slickman) | 73.98 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
| 12770. | Bloo (bloo267) | 73.98 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
| 12771. | philly (smudgy123) | 73.98 | 95% | 2020-04-25 |
| 12772. | Joe (eoj05) | 73.98 | 94% | 2021-01-12 |
| 12773. | DNF (lam4nk) | 73.97 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
| 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 |