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It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-day spam, because spam evolves. Indeed, most anti-spam techniques so far have been like pesticides that do nothing more than create a new, resistant strain of bugs.

—from Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, a book by Paul Graham

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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
1. Karl (ultrarhino) 73.67 96% 2022-02-06
2. WSY (elyx_2302) 66.58 93% 2021-07-06
3. Alex Jane (alex_jane) 63.37 98% 2022-11-11

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 129,067 76.46 August 3, 2008
Instant Death Mode 251 81.79 March 30, 2010
Riverside Middle School 21 42.05 February 7, 2011
##typeracer 4 84.31 March 1, 2024
TypeRacer Classic 3 67.87 July 6, 2021
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 80.71 August 13, 2012