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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8945. | Henry (hensif) | 82.16 | 99% | 2021-12-05 |
| 8946. | Sam (jedisponge) | 82.16 | 97% | 2019-10-26 |
| 8947. | Jack (jackschpeck) | 82.16 | 98.4% | 2023-12-20 |
| 8948. | mcsquare (mingdejiang) | 82.16 | 93% | 2015-04-20 |
| 8949. | Benni (benyaphets) | 82.16 | 92% | 2016-05-13 |
| 8950. | r (blazinrt) | 82.15 | 98% | 2024-06-03 |
| 8951. | Darklight (darklight16) | 82.15 | 96% | 2019-05-23 |
| 8952. | neejer (shiloh_damien) | 82.15 | 96.4% | 2025-02-03 |
| 8953. | Weston (weast42) | 82.15 | 98% | 2021-01-25 |
| 8954. | sonny (sonnysixteen) | 82.15 | 99% | 2021-08-11 |
| 8955. | k (ksil3) | 82.15 | 91% | 2017-02-04 |
| 8956. | Mandy (itsmandy) | 82.15 | 94% | 2016-01-02 |
| 8957. | Like Like (like_like) | 82.14 | 98% | 2016-10-19 |
| 8958. | lonewolf (ilonewolfi) | 82.14 | 97% | 2018-02-25 |
| 8959. | Carl John (carljsevilla) | 82.14 | 97% | 2021-04-23 |
| 8960. | Raj2631 (raj2631) | 82.14 | 96% | 2020-05-26 |
| 8961. | Ed (raptorofli) | 82.13 | 98% | 2021-01-26 |
| 8962. | Bahador (ghostnod) | 82.13 | 95% | 2018-10-18 |
| 8963. | Keegan (klav) | 82.13 | 95% | 2018-10-12 |
| 8964. | Ksha (ksha19) | 82.12 | 96% | 2022-02-03 |
| 8965. | john (racer520) | 82.11 | 95% | 2015-06-29 |
| 8966. | Anthony (andrithir) | 82.11 | 97.7% | 2024-01-06 |
| 8967. | cody (ocdy1001) | 82.11 | 97% | 2021-11-21 |
| 8968. | Ryan (thief60) | 82.11 | 99% | 2018-08-06 |
| 8969. | Shuyu (stevenqi) | 82.11 | 97% | 2019-03-19 |
| 8970. | Mahler9 (jeremy0d) | 82.11 | 96% | 2017-04-28 |
| 8971. | AikChun (aikchun616) | 82.11 | 93% | 2015-04-26 |
| 8972. | iverybadattyping (iverybada... | 82.10 | 96% | 2021-12-18 |
| 8973. | Monica (monicake) | 82.10 | 97.1% | 2024-03-04 |
| 8974. | Huy (duchuynguyen94) | 82.10 | 97% | 2021-05-24 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |