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We hold a series of competitions each month for those players who wish to play competitively. Each monthly competition will end at 12.01am on the 1st of every month, with trophies being awarded to the top 20 ranked players in each individual competition. Not yet on the list? Keep trying! It takes both skill and determination to make it to the Hall of Fame!
Here are the latest results for this month's Fastest Solver Challenge.
Select which of May 2026's current competition rankings you'd like to view:
In the fastest-solver challenge, players compete to achieve the lowest average solving time for all puzzles solved during the competition month. Only players who are ranked in the top 50 of that month's high-score challenge and have a success rate of at least 75% are eligible for this contest.
| Rank | Player | Last Game | Solved | Rate | Av. Time | Av. Pts | Total |
| 1. | buffyv  | May 30, 2026, 1:51 am | 360/364 | 98.9% | 131.3 sec. | 524.9 pts. | 188972 |
| 2. | Lauramur | May 30, 2026, 4:32 pm | 725/725 | 100% | 142.5 sec. | 412.8 pts. | 299276 |
| 3. | skyforge | May 30, 2026, 7:39 pm | 362/366 | 98.91% | 203.8 sec. | 384.8 pts. | 139297 |
| 4. | jnmakowiec | May 30, 2026, 9:07 pm | 327/327 | 100% | 223.3 sec. | 1074.5 pts. | 351377 |
| 5. | Peanut | May 30, 2026, 8:53 pm | 423/423 | 100% | 260.4 sec. | 551.5 pts. | 233287 |
| 6. | crwehrle | May 31, 2026, 1:27 am | 486/486 | 100% | 269.4 sec. | 763.1 pts. | 370851 |
| 7. | NinjaTurd10 | May 30, 2026, 12:54 am | 520/553 | 94.03% | 270.3 sec. | 899.1 pts. | 467508 |
| 8. | kelley74ny | May 30, 2026, 11:45 pm | 155/155 | 100% | 271.5 sec. | 779.6 pts. | 120838 |
| 9. | squitchy11 | May 30, 2026, 9:51 am | 493/493 | 100% | 277.2 sec. | 729.2 pts. | 359491 |
| 10. | dauber | May 30, 2026, 9:25 pm | 863/863 | 100% | 278.2 sec. | 466.5 pts. | 402558 |
| 11. | ShoeRon | May 30, 2026, 9:17 pm | 578/578 | 100% | 284.7 sec. | 762.3 pts. | 440590 |
| 12. | swain | May 30, 2026, 8:24 am | 176/213 | 82.63% | 299.1 sec. | 954.9 pts. | 168055 |
| 13. | Xcali | May 31, 2026, 12:25 am | 402/418 | 96.17% | 312.4 sec. | 725.4 pts. | 291609 |
| 14. | UbiDubium | May 27, 2026, 9:40 pm | 190/190 | 100% | 316.6 sec. | 719.6 pts. | 136723 |
| 15. | sweeties | May 30, 2026, 11:59 pm | 600/600 | 100% | 322.9 sec. | 777.3 pts. | 466369 |
| 16. | deusexjuice | May 30, 2026, 6:28 pm | 217/217 | 100% | 330 sec. | 731.5 pts. | 158743 |
| 17. | ArfArfArfArf | May 30, 2026, 6:12 pm | 553/556 | 99.46% | 337.9 sec. | 646.8 pts. | 357668 |
| 18. | alriddin | May 30, 2026, 6:48 pm | 776/776 | 100% | 343.1 sec. | 724.9 pts. | 562499 |
| 19. | Tkom | May 29, 2026, 1:30 pm | 304/315 | 96.51% | 349.9 sec. | 711.8 pts. | 216385 |
| 20. | OldManInNNV | May 30, 2026, 2:58 pm | 132/132 | 100% | 353.2 sec. | 896.9 pts. | 118395 |
| 21. | capnelaine | May 30, 2026, 11:45 pm | 328/335 | 97.91% | 360.3 sec. | 352.4 pts. | 115579 |
| 22. | Calla | May 30, 2026, 7:09 pm | 733/737 | 99.46% | 376.3 sec. | 697.6 pts. | 511309 |
| 23. | cocoadog | May 30, 2026, 3:35 pm | 311/311 | 100% | 434.3 sec. | 714.9 pts. | 222327 |
| 24. | lmcbride | May 30, 2026, 3:37 am | 262/289 | 90.66% | 448.9 sec. | 769 pts. | 201469 |
| 25. | kim78 | May 30, 2026, 4:02 pm | 435/441 | 98.64% | 479.7 sec. | 690.7 pts. | 300469 |
| 26. | gplante | May 31, 2026, 12:52 am | 275/275 | 100% | 492.6 sec. | 521.4 pts. | 143398 |
| 27. | FREDSED | May 30, 2026, 6:36 pm | 305/305 | 100% | 497.4 sec. | 669.5 pts. | 204209 |
| 28. | Rpark | May 29, 2026, 2:13 pm | 198/203 | 97.54% | 506.3 sec. | 645.6 pts. | 127832 |
| 29. | Wordgenie | May 30, 2026, 8:53 pm | 190/190 | 100% | 510.7 sec. | 632.3 pts. | 120129 |
| 30. | gadams | May 30, 2026, 12:15 pm | 297/297 | 100% | 512 sec. | 674.1 pts. | 200204 |
| 31. | bkmcincinnati | May 30, 2026, 8:59 pm | 408/409 | 99.76% | 517 sec. | 676.9 pts. | 276180 |
| 32. | synchrogal | May 30, 2026, 11:42 am | 334/338 | 98.82% | 529.8 sec. | 584 pts. | 195043 |
| 33. | rsternlicht | May 30, 2026, 1:38 pm | 497/497 | 100% | 537 sec. | 668.3 pts. | 332135 |
| 34. | AgentKate | May 30, 2026, 10:13 pm | 368/382 | 96.34% | 569.5 sec. | 653 pts. | 240314 |
| 35. | waldo | May 30, 2026, 8:35 pm | 141/141 | 100% | 606.4 sec. | 802.4 pts. | 113143 |
| 36. | kidarbor | May 30, 2026, 3:33 pm | 467/556 | 83.99% | 607.3 sec. | 584.1 pts. | 272762 |
| 37. | keprph | May 30, 2026, 11:43 pm | 420/432 | 97.22% | 609.9 sec. | 686.1 pts. | 288179 |
| 38. | sorrentobeach | May 31, 2026, 1:09 am | 222/222 | 100% | 634.3 sec. | 584.7 pts. | 129811 |
| 39. | Mersey | May 30, 2026, 5:26 pm | 450/466 | 96.57% | 638.5 sec. | 972.5 pts. | 437607 |
| 40. | MrsJames | May 29, 2026, 6:41 pm | 197/197 | 100% | 675.1 sec. | 579.5 pts. | 114170 |
| 41. | WordBob | May 30, 2026, 4:03 pm | 224/225 | 99.56% | 696.2 sec. | 569.5 pts. | 127561 |
| 42. | Fooz | May 31, 2026, 1:45 am | 270/271 | 99.63% | 758.3 sec. | 844.3 pts. | 227951 |
| 43. | Binkly Boo | May 30, 2026, 8:41 am | 688/699 | 98.43% | 779.7 sec. | 621.9 pts. | 427900 |
| 44. | litlblit | May 29, 2026, 8:10 pm | 200/200 | 100% | 856 sec. | 593.7 pts. | 118749 |
| 45. | Clouseau53 | May 31, 2026, 12:14 am | 228/265 | 86.04% | 882.8 sec. | 871.8 pts. | 198759 |
| 46. | 55Denny | May 30, 2026, 9:45 pm | 300/379 | 79.16% | 1210 sec. | 503.8 pts. | 151146 |
| 47. | Tawny | May 30, 2026, 9:38 am | 257/259 | 99.23% | 1447.5 sec. | 590.6 pts. | 151797 |
| 48. | bethshmeth | May 30, 2026, 8:52 pm | 218/220 | 99.09% | 2670.2 sec. | 718 pts. | 156534 |
| 49. | Julia518 | May 30, 2026, 9:18 pm | 365/367 | 99.46% | 16853.2 sec. | 328.1 pts. | 119771 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 May 2026.
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