She looked terrific. I said to myself, "Maybe she's going to be in the Spanish class - that'll be great!" But no, she walked into the Portuguese class. So I figured, what the hell - I might as well learn Portuguese. I started walking right after her when this Anglo-Saxon attitude that I have said, "No, that's not a good reason to decide which language to speak." So I went back and signed up for the Spanish class, to my utter regret.
—from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, a book by Richard P. Feynman
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17315. | Alibi (f_1_0_1w) | 72.22 | 97% | 2024-04-16 |
| 17316. | Henry (jiaxuan) | 72.22 | 96% | 2021-01-26 |
| 17317. | Caleb (pakets101) | 72.21 | 97% | 2025-08-26 |
| 17318. | Jax (jaxer) | 72.21 | 97% | 2021-07-16 |
| 17319. | Adel (adelharb96) | 72.21 | 96.7% | 2024-01-06 |
| 17320. | puripuripuririn (puripuripu... | 72.21 | 97.9% | 2023-12-17 |
| 17321. | Markus (evanis_bad) | 72.21 | 97% | 2019-12-13 |
| 17322. | Leowww (leowww) | 72.21 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 17323. | Joran (turkeyman) | 72.21 | 94% | 2017-02-10 |
| 17324. | Emil (killer150398) | 72.21 | 95% | 2017-10-04 |
| 17325. | Andrew (jargazes) | 72.20 | 94% | 2013-12-31 |
| 17326. | Barfo (barfo) | 72.20 | 97% | 2025-04-01 |
| 17327. | Sara (xxsaraofficecoordxx) | 72.20 | 98% | 2024-05-29 |
| 17328. | Theo (the0_) | 72.20 | 99% | 2021-09-22 |
| 17329. | GaGi (gagiiiii) | 72.20 | 97.7% | 2024-02-20 |
| 17330. | Matthew (vokori) | 72.20 | 91% | 2014-01-21 |
| 17331. | ma-gi-cian (ma_gi_cian) | 72.19 | 96.7% | 2025-05-28 |
| 17332. | Joe (captainkirk28) | 72.19 | 98% | 2025-08-12 |
| 17333. | parasite (parasitic_breeze) | 72.19 | 96.1% | 2024-04-18 |
| 17334. | Kavan (ninjashadws) | 72.19 | 96.4% | 2023-12-13 |
| 17335. | Oleksandr "S1mple" (riyan1015) | 72.19 | 97% | 2025-04-10 |
| 17336. | Aruzh (4ruzh) | 72.19 | 94.5% | 2023-07-26 |
| 17337. | Mike (chomeror) | 72.19 | 96% | 2024-10-27 |
| 17338. | INCOMPETENT (incompetent_co... | 72.19 | 95% | 2021-05-18 |
| 17339. | Mana (mannaa) | 72.19 | 95.8% | 2024-09-24 |
| 17340. | b (bonkadonks) | 72.19 | 96.1% | 2021-02-18 |
| 17341. | Tommy (tommy5902) | 72.19 | 96% | 2016-01-19 |
| 17342. | TopGUN (wayhowma) | 72.19 | 97% | 2018-09-13 |
| 17343. | Button (mhd0) | 72.18 | 95% | 2017-04-21 |
| 17344. | Lightman (mannfeurigvonhohe... | 72.18 | 95% | 2024-09-10 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 85,825 | 73.56 | May 21, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 133 | 77.05 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 35 | 76.53 | June 7, 2010 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 60.63 | February 6, 2021 |
| Riverside Middle School | 4 | 49.43 | April 8, 2011 |